David Farr
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David Farr is a British playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his work in theatre, television, and film, including adaptations and original dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Farr canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10588672 — 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: David Farr Context triple: [Hanna (2011 film), screenwriter, David Farr]
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A.
Alexander Hood
Alexander Hood was a notable individual interred at Woodward Hill Cemetery, recognized for his local historical significance.
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B.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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C.
Samuel P. Heintzelman
Samuel P. Heintzelman was a United States Army officer and Union major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Peninsula Campaign and other early-war operations.
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D.
James Wentworth Buller
James Wentworth Buller was a 19th-century British politician and landowner from Devon, known as the father of British Army general Sir Redvers Buller.
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E.
Edward R. S. Canby
Edward R. S. Canby was a U.S. Army general best known for his service in the American Civil War and for being the only general officer killed during the Indian Wars, during peace negotiations in the Modoc War.
- 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: David Farr Target entity description: David Farr is a British playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his work in theatre, television, and film, including adaptations and original dramas.
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A.
Alexander Hood
Alexander Hood was a notable individual interred at Woodward Hill Cemetery, recognized for his local historical significance.
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B.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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C.
Samuel P. Heintzelman
Samuel P. Heintzelman was a United States Army officer and Union major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Peninsula Campaign and other early-war operations.
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D.
James Wentworth Buller
James Wentworth Buller was a 19th-century British politician and landowner from Devon, known as the father of British Army general Sir Redvers Buller.
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E.
Edward R. S. Canby
Edward R. S. Canby was a U.S. Army general best known for his service in the American Civil War and for being the only general officer killed during the Indian Wars, during peace negotiations in the Modoc War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| employer | Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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playwriting ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
adaptation
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drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hanna (TV series)
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Hanna (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Hanna
McMafia (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
McMafia
Night of the Golden Brain (play) ⓘ RSC production of King Lear (director) ⓘ RSC production of The Homecoming (director) ⓘ RSC production of The Taming of the Shrew (director) ⓘ RSC production of The Tempest (director) ⓘ RSC production of The Winter’s Tale (director) ⓘ RSC productions of Shakespeare plays (director) ⓘ Spooks (MI-5) (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Spooks
The Heart of Robin Hood (play) ⓘ The Hunt for Tony Blair (screenplay contribution) ⓘ The Nativity (TV drama) ⓘ The Night Manager (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Night Manager
The Ones & Twos (play) ⓘ The Ones and the Twos (Royal Court Theatre production) ⓘ The UN Inspector (play) ⓘ
linked to:
The Inspector General
Troy: Fall of a City (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Troy: Fall of a City
adaptation of Hanna for television ⓘ adaptation of The Night Manager by John le Carré ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Bristol Old Vic
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artistic director of the Gate Theatre, London ⓘ associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Farr Description of subject: David Farr is a British playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his work in theatre, television, and film, including adaptations and original dramas.
Referenced by (4)
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