Bill Plympton
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Bill Plympton is an American animator, cartoonist, and independent filmmaker renowned for his distinctive hand-drawn style and surreal, often darkly comic animated shorts and features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill Plympton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Plympton Context triple: [The Prophet (2014 film), segmentDirector, Bill Plympton]
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A.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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B.
Michael Burger
Michael Burger is a legal scholar and environmental law expert known for his leadership in advancing climate change law and policy.
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C.
Scott Russell Hayes
Scott Russell Hayes was one of the sons of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States.
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D.
Wil Andersen
Wil Andersen is the tough, aging rancher portrayed by John Wayne who leads a group of inexperienced boys on a perilous cattle drive in the Western film "The Cowboys."
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E.
Don Bluth
Don Bluth is an American animator and film director known for his influential work on animated features such as "The Secret of NIMH," "An American Tail," and "The Land Before Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Plympton Target entity description: Bill Plympton is an American animator, cartoonist, and independent filmmaker renowned for his distinctive hand-drawn style and surreal, often darkly comic animated shorts and features.
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A.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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B.
Michael Burger
Michael Burger is a legal scholar and environmental law expert known for his leadership in advancing climate change law and policy.
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C.
Scott Russell Hayes
Scott Russell Hayes was one of the sons of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th president of the United States.
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D.
Wil Andersen
Wil Andersen is the tough, aging rancher portrayed by John Wayne who leads a group of inexperienced boys on a perilous cattle drive in the Western film "The Cowboys."
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E.
Don Bluth
Don Bluth is an American animator and film director known for his influential work on animated features such as "The Secret of NIMH," "An American Tail," and "The Land Before Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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film director ⓘ independent filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-04-30 ⓘ |
| education |
Portland State University
NERFINISHED
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School of Visual Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Plympton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| givenName | Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
character design
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illustration ⓘ independent film production ⓘ storyboarding ⓘ |
| hasSignatureTechnique | single-artist hand-drawn feature films ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.plymptoons.com ⓘ |
| knownFor |
darkly comic animation
ⓘ
hand-drawn animation ⓘ surreal animated films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bill Plympton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Your Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cheatin'
NERFINISHED
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Guard Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Guide Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Hair High NERFINISHED ⓘ Horn Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ I Married a Strange Person! NERFINISHED ⓘ Idiots and Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutant Aliens NERFINISHED ⓘ Revengeance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tune NERFINISHED ⓘ Your Face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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cartoonist ⓘ film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | independent animation ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill Plympton Description of subject: Bill Plympton is an American animator, cartoonist, and independent filmmaker renowned for his distinctive hand-drawn style and surreal, often darkly comic animated shorts and features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Prophet (2014 film)