Des McAnuff
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Des McAnuff is a Tony Award–winning Canadian-American director and producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as "Jersey Boys" and "Big River."
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| Des McAnuff canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12101509 — 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)
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Target entity: Des McAnuff Context triple: [Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, director, Des McAnuff]
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A.
Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman is an Israeli-American screenwriter and director known for his work on acclaimed films such as "I'm Not There," "The Messenger," and "Rampart."
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B.
Derek Cianfrance
Derek Cianfrance is an American filmmaker known for his emotionally intense, character-driven dramas such as "Blue Valentine" and "The Place Beyond the Pines."
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C.
Sean Durkin
Sean Durkin is a British-Canadian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the psychological drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and for his work on character-driven, atmospheric films and television.
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D.
Alex Gansa
Alex Gansa is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating and showrunning the acclaimed political thriller series "Homeland."
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E.
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director best known for his politically charged, multi-narrative films such as "Traffic" and "Syriana."
- 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: Des McAnuff Target entity description: Des McAnuff is a Tony Award–winning Canadian-American director and producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals such as "Jersey Boys" and "Big River."
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A.
Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman is an Israeli-American screenwriter and director known for his work on acclaimed films such as "I'm Not There," "The Messenger," and "Rampart."
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B.
Derek Cianfrance
Derek Cianfrance is an American filmmaker known for his emotionally intense, character-driven dramas such as "Blue Valentine" and "The Place Beyond the Pines."
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C.
Sean Durkin
Sean Durkin is a British-Canadian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the psychological drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and for his work on character-driven, atmospheric films and television.
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D.
Alex Gansa
Alex Gansa is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating and showrunning the acclaimed political thriller series "Homeland."
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E.
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director best known for his politically charged, multi-narrative films such as "Traffic" and "Syriana."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.