Lee Tracy
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Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and portrayals of fast-talking reporters and politicians in early 20th-century cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Tracy canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1200976 — 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: Lee Tracy Context triple: [Doctor X, notableCastMember, Lee Tracy]
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A.
Leslie Harter
Leslie Harter is a film producer known for her work in Hollywood and for being married to director Robert Zemeckis.
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B.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
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C.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
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D.
Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn was an American film and stage actress of the late silent and early sound era, known for her roles in musical and dramatic pictures of the 1920s and 1930s.
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E.
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt was an American actress best known for her roles in the film "Gentleman's Agreement" and the television series "Father Knows Best."
- 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: Lee Tracy Target entity description: Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and portrayals of fast-talking reporters and politicians in early 20th-century cinema.
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A.
Leslie Harter
Leslie Harter is a film producer known for her work in Hollywood and for being married to director Robert Zemeckis.
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B.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
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C.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
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D.
Josephine Dunn
Josephine Dunn was an American film and stage actress of the late silent and early sound era, known for her roles in musical and dramatic pictures of the 1920s and 1930s.
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E.
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt was an American actress best known for her roles in the film "Gentleman's Agreement" and the television series "Father Knows Best."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th-century American cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | The Face of a Hero ⓘ |
| birthName | William Lee Tracy ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-10-18 ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Lee Tracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayals of fast-talking politicians
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portrayals of fast-talking reporters ⓘ rapid-fire line delivery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Betrayal
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Blessed Event ⓘ Bombshell ⓘ Clear All Wires! ⓘ Dinner at Eight ⓘ Dr. X ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor X
High Pressure ⓘ Millionaires in Prison ⓘ The Front Page (stage) ⓘ
linked to:
The Front Page
The Half-Naked Truth ⓘ The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Night Mayor ⓘ The Nuisance ⓘ The Payoff ⓘ The Power and the Glory ⓘ
linked to:
The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain ⓘ Washington Merry-Go-Round ⓘ You Belong to Me (1934) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Thomas ⓘ |
| style | fast-talking performance style ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
Hollywood film industry ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| yearOfAward | 1964 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Tracy Description of subject: Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and portrayals of fast-talking reporters and politicians in early 20th-century cinema.
Referenced by (8)
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