Lena Horne
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Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lena Horne canonical | 97 |
| Lena Horne biographies | 1 |
| Lena Horne version | 1 |
| Lena Mary Calhoun Horne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984326 — 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: Lena Horne Context triple: [The Judy Garland Show, notableGuest, Lena Horne]
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A.
Frances Jones Dandridge
Frances Jones Dandridge was a Virginia colonial gentlewoman best known as the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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B.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and iconic performer of the Jazz Age who became one of the most celebrated figures of the Harlem Renaissance and international cabaret.
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D.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee was an acclaimed American actress, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist known for her powerful performances on stage and screen and her longstanding partnership with Ossie Davis.
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E.
Etta James
Etta James was an iconic American singer renowned for her powerful, emotive voice and genre-spanning work in blues, R&B, soul, and gospel, with classics like "At Last" cementing her legacy.
- 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: Lena Horne Target entity description: Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
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A.
Frances Jones Dandridge
Frances Jones Dandridge was a Virginia colonial gentlewoman best known as the mother of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States.
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B.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and iconic performer of the Jazz Age who became one of the most celebrated figures of the Harlem Renaissance and international cabaret.
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D.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee was an acclaimed American actress, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist known for her powerful performances on stage and screen and her longstanding partnership with Ossie Davis.
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E.
Etta James
Etta James was an iconic American singer renowned for her powerful, emotive voice and genre-spanning work in blues, R&B, soul, and gospel, with classics like "At Last" cementing her legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ NAACP Spingarn Medal ⓘ
linked to:
Spingarn Medal
Tony Award special award ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bronx, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
|
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Gail Lumet Buckley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-05-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Café Society
ⓘ
Cotton Club ⓘ
linked to:
The Cotton Club
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Horne ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne
ⓘ
linked to:
Lena Horne
|
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Lena ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
broke racial barriers in film, television, and nightclub performance
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one of the first African American actresses to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Love Me or Leave Me
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Stormy Weather ⓘ The Man I Love ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cabin in the Sky
ⓘ
Stormy Weather ⓘ The Lady and Her Music ⓘ The Wiz ⓘ
linked to:
The Wiz (film)
Till the Clouds Roll By ⓘ Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| politicalActivity |
advocated for racial equality in Hollywood
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participated in civil rights marches and rallies ⓘ |
| relative | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| spouse |
Lennie Hayton
ⓘ
Louis Jordan Jones ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lena Horne Description of subject: Lena Horne was an acclaimed American singer, actress, and civil rights activist renowned for her work in jazz and popular music as well as her groundbreaking roles in film and television.
Referenced by (100)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lena Horne
linked to: Lena Horne
subject linked to:
Lena Horne’s father Edwin Horne
subject linked to:
Lena Horne’s father Edwin Horne
linked to: Lena Horne
subject linked to:
Howard Young
subject linked to:
I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So