Arlene Dahl
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Arlene Dahl was an American film actress and former MGM contract star of the 1940s and 1950s, known for her glamorous screen presence and roles in Technicolor melodramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlene Dahl canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1795059 — 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: Arlene Dahl Context triple: [Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Arlene Dahl]
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A.
Patricia O'Sullivan
Patricia O'Sullivan is one of the central schoolgirl protagonists in Enid Blyton’s "St. Clare’s" series, known for her lively personality and involvement in the boarding school’s adventures and dramas.
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B.
Audrey Harrison
Audrey Harrison was the mother of British historian Charles Townshend, known for his work on modern Irish and British political history.
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C.
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian-American actress and singer best known for her roles in classic Hollywood films and as Lily Munster on the television series "The Munsters."
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D.
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns was a British actress and singer known for her distinctive husky voice and roles in films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Court Jester," as well as her work on stage and television.
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E.
Anita Louise
Anita Louise was an American film and television actress best known for her delicate, ethereal screen presence in 1930s Hollywood productions.
- 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: Arlene Dahl Target entity description: Arlene Dahl was an American film actress and former MGM contract star of the 1940s and 1950s, known for her glamorous screen presence and roles in Technicolor melodramas.
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A.
Patricia O'Sullivan
Patricia O'Sullivan is one of the central schoolgirl protagonists in Enid Blyton’s "St. Clare’s" series, known for her lively personality and involvement in the boarding school’s adventures and dramas.
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B.
Audrey Harrison
Audrey Harrison was the mother of British historian Charles Townshend, known for his work on modern Irish and British political history.
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C.
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian-American actress and singer best known for her roles in classic Hollywood films and as Lily Munster on the television series "The Munsters."
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D.
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns was a British actress and singer known for her distinctive husky voice and roles in films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Court Jester," as well as her work on stage and television.
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E.
Anita Louise
Anita Louise was an American film and television actress best known for her delicate, ethereal screen presence in 1930s Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businesswoman
ⓘ
columnist ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| birthName | Arlene Carol Dahl ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| businessActivity | founded cosmetics and lingerie company ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Lorenzo Lamas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-11-29 ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Norwegian-American ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fashion and beauty business
ⓘ
film acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elegant fashion sense
ⓘ
red-haired beauty ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Arlene Dahl ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | MGM contract star in the late 1940s and 1950s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Technicolor melodramas of the 1940s and 1950s
ⓘ
glamorous screen presence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)
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linked to:
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Reign of Terror (1949 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Reign of Terror
Scene of the Crime (1949 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Scene of the Crime
Slightly Scarlet (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Slightly Scarlet
Woman’s World (1954 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
businesswoman ⓘ columnist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| relative | Lorenzo Lamas ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| spouse |
Fernando Lamas
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Lex Barker ⓘ Marc Rosen ⓘ |
| wroteFor | advice columns on beauty and astrology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arlene Dahl Description of subject: Arlene Dahl was an American film actress and former MGM contract star of the 1940s and 1950s, known for her glamorous screen presence and roles in Technicolor melodramas.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.