June Hovick
E230103
June Hovick, better known as June Havoc, was an American actress, dancer, and writer whose early life as a child vaudeville performer inspired the musical "Gypsy."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| June Hovick canonical | 2 |
| Ellen June Hovick | 1 |
| Louise Hovick | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T978856 — 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: June Hovick Context triple: [June Havoc, alsoKnownAs, June Hovick]
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A.
Ethel Gross
Ethel Gross was the first wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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B.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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C.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
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D.
Esther Ross
Esther Ross was the woman who served as the sponsor and ceremonial namesake figure for the U.S. Navy battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) at its christening.
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E.
Myra Kraft
Myra Kraft was an American philanthropist and community leader best known for her extensive charitable work in the Boston area and her role in guiding the philanthropic efforts of the Kraft family.
- 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: June Hovick Target entity description: June Hovick, better known as June Havoc, was an American actress, dancer, and writer whose early life as a child vaudeville performer inspired the musical "Gypsy."
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A.
Ethel Gross
Ethel Gross was the first wife of Harry Hopkins, a key advisor to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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B.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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C.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
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D.
Esther Ross
Esther Ross was the woman who served as the sponsor and ceremonial namesake figure for the U.S. Navy battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) at its christening.
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E.
Myra Kraft
Myra Kraft was an American philanthropist and community leader best known for her extensive charitable work in the Boston area and her role in guiding the philanthropic efforts of the Kraft family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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dancer ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baby June
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June Havoc ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1912-11-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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linked to:
Vancouver
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
Stamford, Connecticut
|
| familyName | Hovick ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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drama ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ellen June Hovick
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linked to:
June Hovick
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| inspiredWork |
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
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linked to:
Gypsy
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Rose Thompson Hovick ⓘ |
| name | June Hovick ⓘ |
| notableFor | child vaudeville performances as Baby June ⓘ |
| notableRole | Palace Theatre marathon dancer in Marathon ’33 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Early Havoc
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Gypsy (source of character Baby June) ⓘ Lady of the House ⓘ Marathon ’33 ⓘ
linked to:
Marathon '33
More Havoc ⓘ The Ryan Girl ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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dancer ⓘ film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| relative | Gypsy Rose Lee ⓘ |
| sibling | Gypsy Rose Lee ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bobby Reed
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Donald S. Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ William Spier ⓘ |
| stageName | June Havoc ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: June Hovick Description of subject: June Hovick, better known as June Havoc, was an American actress, dancer, and writer whose early life as a child vaudeville performer inspired the musical "Gypsy."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: June Hovick
linked to: June Hovick