Ivy Close
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Ivy Close was a prominent early 20th-century British film actress and model, often cited as one of the first movie stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivy Close canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13512400 — 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: Ivy Close Context triple: [Gareth Neame, relative, Ivy Close]
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A.
Ville Close
Ville Close is a historic walled medieval town on an island in the harbor of Concarneau, Brittany, known for its fortifications and picturesque old streets.
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B.
Ivy Court
Ivy Court is one of the historic quadrangles within Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and enclosed courtyard setting.
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C.
Abbey Close
Abbey Close is a central street or square in Paisley, Scotland, known for housing prominent civic buildings such as Paisley Town Hall.
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D.
White Horse Close
White Horse Close is a historic courtyard in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its picturesque 16th–17th century buildings and carefully restored architecture.
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E.
Elmbank Crescent
Elmbank Crescent is a street in central Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic architecture and proximity to key civic and cultural institutions.
- 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: Ivy Close Target entity description: Ivy Close was a prominent early 20th-century British film actress and model, often cited as one of the first movie stars.
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A.
Ville Close
Ville Close is a historic walled medieval town on an island in the harbor of Concarneau, Brittany, known for its fortifications and picturesque old streets.
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B.
Ivy Court
Ivy Court is one of the historic quadrangles within Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and enclosed courtyard setting.
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C.
Abbey Close
Abbey Close is a central street or square in Paisley, Scotland, known for housing prominent civic buildings such as Paisley Town Hall.
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D.
White Horse Close
White Horse Close is a historic courtyard in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its picturesque 16th–17th century buildings and carefully restored architecture.
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E.
Elmbank Crescent
Elmbank Crescent is a street in central Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic architecture and proximity to key civic and cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beauty queen
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ model ⓘ silent film actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| child | Ronald Neame ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British cinema scholarship
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early 20th-century film histories ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Close ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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modelling ⓘ silent cinema ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivy ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Christopher Neame
ⓘ
Tom Neame ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
development of the concept of the movie star
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early British film stardom ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Basil Dean
ⓘ
Ronald Close ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Ivy Close ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first movie stars
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being widely publicized in newspapers and magazines of her time ⓘ early British cinema ⓘ winning a beauty contest organized by the Daily Mirror ⓘ work in silent films ⓘ |
| notableWork | appearances in British silent films ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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beauty queen ⓘ film actress ⓘ model ⓘ silent film actress ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of British cinema
ⓘ
history of silent film ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Durham
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England ⓘ Stockton-on-Tees ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Elwin Neame ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivy Close Description of subject: Ivy Close was a prominent early 20th-century British film actress and model, often cited as one of the first movie stars.
Referenced by (3)
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