Steve Sekely
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Steve Sekely was a Hungarian-American film director known for his work in European cinema and Hollywood, particularly in crime dramas and genre films of the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steve Sekely canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10493071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Sekely Context triple: [Hollow Triumph, director, Steve Sekely]
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A.
Edward Corsi
Edward Corsi was an Italian-born American public official and social worker best known for his leadership in immigration and labor affairs in New York and at the federal level during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Steve Ott
Steve Ott is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward known for his gritty, agitating style of play during an NHL career that included long stints with the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres.
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C.
Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro is a former American NHL goaltender best known for being drafted first overall by the New York Islanders and signing one of the longest contracts in league history.
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D.
Rob Kerkovich
Rob Kerkovich is an American actor best known for his role as forensic scientist Sebastian Lund on the television series NCIS: New Orleans.
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E.
John Matsko
John Matsko is an American football offensive line coach best known for his long NFL coaching career with multiple teams, including the St. Louis Rams during their high-powered "Greatest Show on Turf" era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Sekely Target entity description: Steve Sekely was a Hungarian-American film director known for his work in European cinema and Hollywood, particularly in crime dramas and genre films of the mid-20th century.
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A.
Edward Corsi
Edward Corsi was an Italian-born American public official and social worker best known for his leadership in immigration and labor affairs in New York and at the federal level during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Steve Ott
Steve Ott is a former Canadian professional ice hockey forward known for his gritty, agitating style of play during an NHL career that included long stints with the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres.
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C.
Rick DiPietro
Rick DiPietro is a former American NHL goaltender best known for being drafted first overall by the New York Islanders and signing one of the longest contracts in league history.
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D.
Rob Kerkovich
Rob Kerkovich is an American actor best known for his role as forensic scientist Sebastian Lund on the television series NCIS: New Orleans.
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E.
John Matsko
John Matsko is an American football offensive line coach best known for his long NFL coaching career with multiple teams, including the St. Louis Rams during their high-powered "Greatest Show on Turf" era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hungarian-American person
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Istvan Szekely
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linked to:
István Székely
Stefan Szekely ⓘ |
| birthName | István Székely ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Hungary
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
motion pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Hungarian ⓘ |
| name | Steve Sekely ⓘ |
| nationality | Hungarian-American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing crime dramas
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directing mid-20th-century genre films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hollow Triumph
ⓘ
Lady of the Tropics ⓘ
linked to:
The Lady from the Tropics
Revolt of the Zombies ⓘ The Day of the Triffids ⓘ The Scar ⓘ Women in Bondage ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| workedIn |
European cinema
ⓘ
Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Sekely Description of subject: Steve Sekely was a Hungarian-American film director known for his work in European cinema and Hollywood, particularly in crime dramas and genre films of the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.