Nellie Cohan
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Nellie Cohan was an American vaudeville performer and the mother of famed entertainer and songwriter George M. Cohan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nellie Cohan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17429716 — 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: Nellie Cohan Context triple: [Jerry Cohan, relative, Nellie Cohan]
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A.
Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting was a popular American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, famed for hits like "Love Me or Leave Me" and known as one of the era's leading torch singers.
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B.
Josephine Cohan
Josephine Cohan was an American vaudeville performer and actress, best known as the sister of famed entertainer George M. Cohan and a member of the Cohan family theatrical troupe.
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C.
Helen Cohan
Helen Cohan was an American actress and dancer, best known as the daughter of legendary entertainer George M. Cohan and for her appearances in early 20th-century stage and film productions.
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D.
Mabel Mercer
Mabel Mercer was a renowned British-born cabaret singer celebrated for her subtle, conversational style and influential interpretations of the Great American Songbook.
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E.
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker was a popular early 20th-century American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas."
- 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: Nellie Cohan Target entity description: Nellie Cohan was an American vaudeville performer and the mother of famed entertainer and songwriter George M. Cohan.
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A.
Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting was a popular American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, famed for hits like "Love Me or Leave Me" and known as one of the era's leading torch singers.
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B.
Josephine Cohan
Josephine Cohan was an American vaudeville performer and actress, best known as the sister of famed entertainer George M. Cohan and a member of the Cohan family theatrical troupe.
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C.
Helen Cohan
Helen Cohan was an American actress and dancer, best known as the daughter of legendary entertainer George M. Cohan and for her appearances in early 20th-century stage and film productions.
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D.
Mabel Mercer
Mabel Mercer was a renowned British-born cabaret singer celebrated for her subtle, conversational style and influential interpretations of the Great American Songbook.
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E.
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Tucker was a popular early 20th-century American singer, comedian, and vaudeville star known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.