Jim Sharman
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Jim Sharman is an Australian director best known for helming the cult musical horror-comedy film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jim Sharman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11859302 — 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: Jim Sharman Context triple: [The Rocky Horror Picture Show, director, Jim Sharman]
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A.
Peter Leitch
Peter Leitch is a Canadian jazz guitarist and composer known for his sophisticated bebop-influenced style and contributions to the modern jazz scene.
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B.
Michael J. Anderson
Michael J. Anderson is an American actor best known for his distinctive roles in surreal television series such as Twin Peaks and Carnivàle.
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C.
Mark Robson
Mark Robson was a Canadian-born film editor-turned-director known for his work in Hollywood on acclaimed films from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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D.
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Michael Lindsay-Hogg is a British film, television, and music video director best known for his pioneering work with major rock bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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E.
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame was a British film director, producer, and cinematographer known for works such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and collaborations with Alec Guinness.
- 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: Jim Sharman Target entity description: Jim Sharman is an Australian director best known for helming the cult musical horror-comedy film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
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A.
Peter Leitch
Peter Leitch is a Canadian jazz guitarist and composer known for his sophisticated bebop-influenced style and contributions to the modern jazz scene.
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B.
Michael J. Anderson
Michael J. Anderson is an American actor best known for his distinctive roles in surreal television series such as Twin Peaks and Carnivàle.
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C.
Mark Robson
Mark Robson was a Canadian-born film editor-turned-director known for his work in Hollywood on acclaimed films from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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D.
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Michael Lindsay-Hogg is a British film, television, and music video director best known for his pioneering work with major rock bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
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E.
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame was a British film director, producer, and cinematographer known for works such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and collaborations with Alec Guinness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage producer ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeInField |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| adaptedWork | stage musical The Rocky Horror Show to film ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sydney ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Richard Hartley
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Richard O'Brien ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-03-12 ⓘ |
| directed |
Shock Treatment
ⓘ
Summer of Secrets ⓘ The Night, the Prowler ⓘ
linked to:
The Night the Prowler
The Rocky Horror Picture Show ⓘ The Rocky Horror Show ⓘ
linked to:
The Rocky Horror Show (stage musical)
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| era |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sharman ⓘ |
| father | Jimmy Sharman ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | boxing tent showman ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
horror-comedy
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musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| knownFor | directing the film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Jim Sharman ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult cinema direction
ⓘ
innovative stage direction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Shock Treatment
ⓘ
Summer of Secrets ⓘ The Night, the Prowler ⓘ
linked to:
The Night the Prowler
The Rocky Horror Picture Show ⓘ The Rocky Horror Show ⓘ
linked to:
The Rocky Horror Show (stage musical)
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| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ stage producer ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Australia
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New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| workedOn |
stage productions in Australia
ⓘ
stage productions in London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Sharman Description of subject: Jim Sharman is an Australian director best known for helming the cult musical horror-comedy film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.