Howard Joyce
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Howard Joyce is the fictional defense attorney character in the 1940 film "The Letter," who represents Bette Davis's character Leslie Crosbie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard Joyce canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21510979 — 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: Howard Joyce Context triple: [Bette Davis as Leslie Crosbie, lawyerInStory, Howard Joyce]
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A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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B.
Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter and record producer best known for his country music concept albums and collaborations with Emmylou Harris.
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C.
Steve Judd
Steve Judd is the aging, principled former lawman at the heart of the Western film "Ride the High Country," whose moral integrity drives the story’s central conflict.
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D.
Ben Jolliffe
Ben Jolliffe is an English drummer best known for his work with the alternative rock band Young Guns.
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E.
Paul Gleeson
Paul Gleeson is an Australian actor known for his work in film and television, including a role in the survival drama "Thirteen Lives."
- 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: Howard Joyce Target entity description: Howard Joyce is the fictional defense attorney character in the 1940 film "The Letter," who represents Bette Davis's character Leslie Crosbie.
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A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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B.
Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter and record producer best known for his country music concept albums and collaborations with Emmylou Harris.
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C.
Steve Judd
Steve Judd is the aging, principled former lawman at the heart of the Western film "Ride the High Country," whose moral integrity drives the story’s central conflict.
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D.
Ben Jolliffe
Ben Jolliffe is an English drummer best known for his work with the alternative rock band Young Guns.
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E.
Paul Gleeson
Paul Gleeson is an Australian actor known for his work in film and television, including a role in the survival drama "Thirteen Lives."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.