DeMille family
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The DeMille family is a prominent American show-business dynasty best known for pioneering film director Cecil B. DeMille and its multigenerational influence on Hollywood cinema.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DeMille family canonical | 3 |
| Cecil B. DeMille branch | 1 |
| Cecil B. DeMille branch of the DeMille family | 1 |
| Cecil B. DeMille is son of Henry Churchill de Mille | 1 |
| Hollywood family | 1 |
| deMille family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070351 — 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: DeMille family Context triple: [Cecilia DeMille Harper, notableFamily, DeMille family]
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A.
Mankiewicz family
The Mankiewicz family is a prominent American show business dynasty known for its influential screenwriters, directors, and media figures across multiple generations.
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B.
Delano family
The Delano family is a prominent American lineage known for its wealth, influence in New England society, and as the maternal family of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Fricke family
The Fricke family is a benefactor family associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose philanthropy is commemorated through the naming of Levine-Fricke Field.
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D.
Kraft family
The Kraft family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New England Patriots and its leadership of the diversified holding company, the Kraft Group.
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E.
Wetmore family
The Wetmore family was a prominent Gilded Age American family known for their wealth, social standing, and ownership of the Newport mansion Chateau-sur-Mer.
- 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: DeMille family Target entity description: The DeMille family is a prominent American show-business dynasty best known for pioneering film director Cecil B. DeMille and its multigenerational influence on Hollywood cinema.
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A.
Mankiewicz family
The Mankiewicz family is a prominent American show business dynasty known for its influential screenwriters, directors, and media figures across multiple generations.
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B.
Delano family
The Delano family is a prominent American lineage known for its wealth, influence in New England society, and as the maternal family of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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C.
Fricke family
The Fricke family is a benefactor family associated with the University of California, Berkeley, whose philanthropy is commemorated through the naming of Levine-Fricke Field.
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D.
Kraft family
The Kraft family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New England Patriots and its leadership of the diversified holding company, the Kraft Group.
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E.
Wetmore family
The Wetmore family was a prominent Gilded Age American family known for their wealth, social standing, and ownership of the Newport mansion Chateau-sur-Mer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American show-business dynasty
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family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
classical Hollywood cinema
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early sound films ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
| basedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fieldOfWork |
dance
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film directing ⓘ film industry ⓘ film production ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
contributed to popularization of large-scale biblical and historical films
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helped define image of Hollywood director as showman ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin |
American
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European descent ⓘ |
| hasGenerationalInfluence | multiple generations active in film ⓘ |
| hasLineageConnection |
Agnes de Mille is niece of Cecil B. DeMille
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linked to:
Agnes de Mille
Cecil B. DeMille is son of Henry Churchill de Mille ⓘ
linked to:
DeMille family
Katherine DeMille is adopted daughter of Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ
linked to:
Katherine DeMille
William C. deMille is son of Henry Churchill de Mille ⓘ
linked to:
William C. deMille
|
| hasMatriarch |
Beatrice deMille
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linked to:
Beatrice DeMille
|
| hasNotableMember |
Agnes de Mille
ⓘ
Beatrice deMille ⓘ
linked to:
Beatrice DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ Henry Churchill de Mille ⓘ Katherine DeMille ⓘ Richard de Mille ⓘ
linked to:
Richard DeMille
William C. deMille ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | Henry Churchill de Mille ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalNetwork |
Broadway theatre community
ⓘ
linked to:
New York theatre community
Hollywood studios ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| influenced |
American film narrative style
ⓘ
development of Hollywood epic film ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American theatre tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to American popular culture
ⓘ
spectacle-driven filmmaking tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Cecil B. DeMille branch
ⓘ
linked to:
DeMille family
William C. deMille branch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Hollywood cinema
ⓘ
pioneering work in motion pictures ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DeMille family Description of subject: The DeMille family is a prominent American show-business dynasty best known for pioneering film director Cecil B. DeMille and its multigenerational influence on Hollywood cinema.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: DeMille family
linked to: DeMille family
subject linked to:
Blanche de Mille (stepmother)
linked to: DeMille family
linked to: DeMille family
subject linked to:
Leonora Marie Criscione
linked to: DeMille family