Battling Burrows
E276591
Battling Burrows is the brutal, abusive prizefighter father in D. W. Griffith’s silent film "Broken Blossoms."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battling Burrows canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2550389 — 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: Battling Burrows Context triple: [Broken Blossoms, mainCharacter, Battling Burrows]
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A.
Burrow
Burrow is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including Harriet Burrow.
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B.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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C.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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D.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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E.
Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
- 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: Battling Burrows Target entity description: Battling Burrows is the brutal, abusive prizefighter father in D. W. Griffith’s silent film "Broken Blossoms."
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A.
Burrow
Burrow is a surname of English origin borne by various individuals, including Harriet Burrow.
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B.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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C.
Dry Diggings
Dry Diggings was the early Gold Rush–era mining camp that later became the city of Placerville, California.
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D.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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E.
Hornet's Nest
Hornet's Nest was a fiercely contested defensive position held by Union troops during the American Civil War’s Battle of Shiloh, known for its intense and prolonged fighting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ silent film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Broken Blossoms ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
child abuse
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domestic violence ⓘ poverty ⓘ urban slums ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
abusive
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alcoholic ⓘ brutal ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdBy | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Lucy Burrows ⓘ |
| featuredInCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuredInGenre | silent drama film ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English intertitles ⓘ |
| medium | silent film ⓘ |
| name | Battling Burrows ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxer
ⓘ
prizefighter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
ⓘ
linked to:
Broken Blossoms
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| portrayedBy | Donald Crisp ⓘ |
| roleInStory | father of Lucy Burrows ⓘ |
| setIn |
Limehouse, London
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linked to:
Limehouse
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| yearOfWorkRelease | 1919 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battling Burrows Description of subject: Battling Burrows is the brutal, abusive prizefighter father in D. W. Griffith’s silent film "Broken Blossoms."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.