Gail Patrick
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Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gail Patrick canonical | 5 |
| Gail Patrick Jackson | 1 |
| Gail Patrick White | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546504 — 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: Gail Patrick Context triple: [Carefree, hasCastMember, Gail Patrick]
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A.
Maureen Monaghan
Maureen Monaghan is the mother of English actor Dominic Monaghan, known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and the television series "Lost."
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B.
Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton was the pen name of 19th-century American author and essayist Mary Abigail Dodge, known for her sharp social commentary and advocacy for women's rights.
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C.
Linda Nolan
Linda Nolan is an Irish-born singer and television personality best known as a member of the pop group The Nolans.
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D.
Mary McCleary
Mary McCleary is best known as the wife of famed American automobile executive Lee Iacocca.
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E.
Gail Gregg
Gail Gregg is an American artist and journalist known for her work in visual arts and for her connection to the prominent Sulzberger publishing 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: Gail Patrick Target entity description: Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
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A.
Maureen Monaghan
Maureen Monaghan is the mother of English actor Dominic Monaghan, known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and the television series "Lost."
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B.
Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton was the pen name of 19th-century American author and essayist Mary Abigail Dodge, known for her sharp social commentary and advocacy for women's rights.
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C.
Linda Nolan
Linda Nolan is an Irish-born singer and television personality best known as a member of the pop group The Nolans.
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D.
Mary McCleary
Mary McCleary is best known as the wife of famed American automobile executive Lee Iacocca.
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E.
Gail Gregg
Gail Gregg is an American artist and journalist known for her work in visual arts and for her connection to the prominent Sulzberger publishing family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
American television producer ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Gail Patrick Jackson
ⓘ
linked to:
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick White ⓘ
linked to:
Gail Patrick
|
| birthName | Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard College
ⓘ
University of Alabama School of Law ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| height | 5 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| knownFor |
sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s Hollywood films
ⓘ
sophisticated supporting roles in 1940s Hollywood films ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Gail Patrick ⓘ |
| notableAward | Primetime Emmy Award nomination (as producer of Perry Mason) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Love Crazy (1941 film)
ⓘ
My Favorite Wife (1940 film) ⓘ
linked to:
My Favorite Wife
My Man Godfrey (1936 film) ⓘ
linked to:
My Man Godfrey
Perry Mason (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Perry Mason
Stage Door (1937 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Stage Door
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940 film) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Cornelia Bullock in My Man Godfrey
ⓘ
Julia in My Favorite Wife ⓘ Linda in Love Crazy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
executive producer of Perry Mason (TV series)
ⓘ
vice president of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Arnold Dean White
ⓘ
Robert H. Cobb ⓘ Thomas Cornwell Jackson ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1932–1948 (film)
ⓘ
1957–1966 (television production) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gail Patrick Description of subject: Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gail Patrick
linked to: Gail Patrick