Rex Ingram
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Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rex Ingram canonical | 35 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T778152 — 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: Rex Ingram Context triple: [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film), director, Rex Ingram]
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A.
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon was an American film director and actor best known for his prolific work in Hollywood during the 1920s–1940s, including numerous musicals and comedies for Warner Bros.
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B.
William C. deMille
William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
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C.
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American film director and producer whose prolific career spanned the silent and early sound eras of Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
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E.
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director and producer known for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, including a key role in bringing "The Wizard of Oz" to the screen.
- 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: Rex Ingram Target entity description: Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
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A.
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon was an American film director and actor best known for his prolific work in Hollywood during the 1920s–1940s, including numerous musicals and comedies for Warner Bros.
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B.
William C. deMille
William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
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C.
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American film director and producer whose prolific career spanned the silent and early sound eras of Hollywood cinema.
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D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
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E.
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director and producer known for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, including a key role in bringing "The Wizard of Oz" to the screen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-American person
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film director ⓘ |
| activeIn | silent film era ⓘ |
| birthName | Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Alice Terry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-01-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1950-07-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro Pictures
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century cinema ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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epic drama film ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Lean
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John Ford ⓘ |
| knownFor |
epic film productions
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visually innovative film style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | silent film ⓘ |
| name | Rex Ingram ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mare Nostrum (1926 film)
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Scaramouche (1923 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Scaramouche
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ The Prisoner of Zenda (1922 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Prisoner of Zenda
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| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dublin, Ireland
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linked to:
Dublin
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| placeOfDeath |
North Hollywood, California, United States
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linked to:
North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
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| residence |
Hollywood, California, United States
ⓘ
Nice, France ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Terry ⓘ |
| style |
elaborate set design
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location shooting ⓘ pictorial composition emphasis ⓘ |
| workedIn |
French film industry
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Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| workedWithStudioSystem | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Ingram Description of subject: Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
subject linked to:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
subject linked to:
1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
subject linked to:
1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse