Marilyn Miller
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Marilyn Miller was a celebrated American Broadway musical star of the 1910s and 1920s, renowned for her charismatic dancing, singing, and stage presence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Miller canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2341804 — 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: Marilyn Miller Context triple: [Ziegfeld Follies, notablePerformer, Marilyn Miller]
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A.
Ann Miller
Ann Miller was an American actress, singer, and acclaimed tap dancer known for her energetic performances in classic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Janis Paige
Janis Paige was an American film, stage, and television actress and singer best known for her work in 1940s–1950s Hollywood musicals and Broadway productions such as "The Pajama Game."
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C.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
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D.
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her portrayal of the warm but no-nonsense Aunt Bee on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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E.
Audrey Harrison
Audrey Harrison was the mother of British historian Charles Townshend, known for his work on modern Irish and British political history.
- 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: Marilyn Miller Target entity description: Marilyn Miller was a celebrated American Broadway musical star of the 1910s and 1920s, renowned for her charismatic dancing, singing, and stage presence.
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A.
Ann Miller
Ann Miller was an American actress, singer, and acclaimed tap dancer known for her energetic performances in classic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Janis Paige
Janis Paige was an American film, stage, and television actress and singer best known for her work in 1940s–1950s Hollywood musicals and Broadway productions such as "The Pajama Game."
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C.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
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D.
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her portrayal of the warm but no-nonsense Aunt Bee on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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E.
Audrey Harrison
Audrey Harrison was the mother of British historian Charles Townshend, known for his work on modern Irish and British political history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ person ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Ellen Reynolds ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
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linked to:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from nasal surgery ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936-04-07 ⓘ |
| employer | Ziegfeld Theatre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
musical theatre
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Broadway musical performers ⓘ |
| heritage | American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charismatic dancing
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singing ⓘ stage presence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
film adaptation of "Sally"
ⓘ
film adaptation of "Sunny" ⓘ |
| name | Marilyn Miller ⓘ |
| notableFeature | petite, athletic dancing style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway musicals in the 1910s
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Broadway musicals in the 1920s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rosalie
ⓘ
Sally ⓘ Sunny ⓘ |
| notedIn | history of American musical theatre ⓘ |
| occupation |
Broadway star
ⓘ
actress ⓘ dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway
ⓘ
New York City theatre ⓘ Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Evansville, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chester O’Brien
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Frank Carter ⓘ Jack Pickford ⓘ |
| startPeriod | child performer in vaudeville ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marilyn Miller Description of subject: Marilyn Miller was a celebrated American Broadway musical star of the 1910s and 1920s, renowned for her charismatic dancing, singing, and stage presence.
Referenced by (15)
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