Smith family

E121656

fictional character fictional family film character group

The Smith family is the central household in the classic 1944 musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," depicting their everyday joys, romances, and challenges in early 20th-century St. Louis.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis)	7
Smith family canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1017496 — 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: Smith family
Context triple: [Meet Me in St. Louis, narrativeFocus, Smith family]

A. Smith family
The Smith family is the central human household in the animated television series "American Dad!", with whom the extraterrestrial character Roger the Alien lives and interacts.
B. Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
C. Jackson family
The Jackson family is a prominent American show-business dynasty best known for producing globally influential entertainers including Michael and Janet Jackson.
D. West family
The West family is a high-profile American celebrity family best known for including rapper and producer Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian and their children.
E. Todd family
The Todd family is a prominent American political and social family best known for including Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
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: Smith family
Target entity description: The Smith family is the central household in the classic 1944 musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," depicting their everyday joys, romances, and challenges in early 20th-century St. Louis.

A. Smith family
The Smith family is the central human household in the animated television series "American Dad!", with whom the extraterrestrial character Roger the Alien lives and interacts.
B. Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
C. Jackson family
The Jackson family is a prominent American show-business dynasty best known for producing globally influential entertainers including Michael and Janet Jackson.
D. West family
The West family is a high-profile American celebrity family best known for including rapper and producer Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian and their children.
E. Todd family
The Todd family is a prominent American political and social family best known for including Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional family ⓘ film character group ⓘ
appearsIn	Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ
appearsInGenre	family film ⓘ musical film ⓘ period film ⓘ romantic film ⓘ
associatedEvent	1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition ⓘ linked to: 1904 World's Fair
centralToPlotOf	Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ
createdForWork	Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ
culturalContext	pre-World War I America ⓘ
facesChallenge	possible relocation to New York City ⓘ
familyRole	daughter ⓘ daughter ⓘ daughter ⓘ daughter ⓘ father ⓘ mother ⓘ son ⓘ
hasFamilyMember	Agnes Smith ⓘ Alonzo Smith ⓘ Anna Smith ⓘ Esther Smith ⓘ Lon Smith Jr. ⓘ Rose Smith ⓘ Tootie Smith ⓘ
livesIn	large Victorian house in St. Louis ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ
memberOf	Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family Smith family (Meet Me in St. Louis) ⓘ linked to: Smith family
narrativeFocus	coming-of-age experiences ⓘ everyday family life ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ
portrayedAs	upper-middle-class family ⓘ
setInCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
setInLocation	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
setInTimePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
setInYear	1903 ⓘ

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