H. C. Potter
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H. C. Potter was an American film director known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, including several notable comedies and dramas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H. C. Potter canonical | 16 |
| H.C. Potter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2008278 — 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: H. C. Potter Context triple: [Second Chorus, director, H. C. Potter]
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A.
Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
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B.
Israel Potter
Israel Potter is a lesser-known historical novel by Herman Melville that fictionalizes the life and adventures of an American Revolutionary War veteran.
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C.
Mary Storer Potter
Mary Storer Potter was the first wife of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whom he married in 1831 and who died tragically young.
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D.
Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander is a magizoologist and the central protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts film series within J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
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E.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
- 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: H. C. Potter Target entity description: H. C. Potter was an American film director known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, including several notable comedies and dramas.
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A.
Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
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B.
Israel Potter
Israel Potter is a lesser-known historical novel by Herman Melville that fictionalizes the life and adventures of an American Revolutionary War veteran.
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C.
Mary Storer Potter
Mary Storer Potter was the first wife of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, whom he married in 1831 and who died tragically young.
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D.
Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander is a magizoologist and the central protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts film series within J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
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E.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
Hellzapoppin'
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House ⓘ Mr. Lucky ⓘ The Farmer's Daughter ⓘ
linked to:
The Farmer’s Daughter
The Shopworn Angel ⓘ The Time of Your Life ⓘ |
| familyName | Potter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Henry Codman
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linked to:
Henry Sargent Codman
|
| industry |
entertainment industry
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film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | H. C. Potter ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hollywood comedies
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Hollywood dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hellzapoppin'
ⓘ
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House ⓘ Mr. Lucky ⓘ The Farmer's Daughter ⓘ
linked to:
The Farmer’s Daughter
The Shopworn Angel ⓘ The Time of Your Life ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H. C. Potter Description of subject: H. C. Potter was an American film director known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, including several notable comedies and dramas.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: H. C. Potter
subject linked to:
Second Chorus (1940 film)
subject linked to:
"Second Chorus"