George Hively
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George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Hively canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1928510 — 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: George Hively Context triple: [Mad Love (1935 film), editedBy, George Hively]
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A.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
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B.
Harwood K. Smith
Harwood K. Smith was an American architect and businessman best known as the founder of the architecture and engineering firm HKS, Inc.
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C.
Thomas Hudson Jones
Thomas Hudson Jones was an American sculptor best known for his military monuments and memorials created in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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E.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
- 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: George Hively Target entity description: George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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A.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
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B.
Harwood K. Smith
Harwood K. Smith was an American architect and businessman best known as the founder of the architecture and engineering firm HKS, Inc.
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C.
Thomas Hudson Jones
Thomas Hudson Jones was an American sculptor best known for his military monuments and memorials created in the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
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E.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film editor
ⓘ
person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-09-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1950-03-02 ⓘ |
| employer | Hollywood studios ⓘ |
| era |
Classical Hollywood cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| familyRelation | Jack Hively ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Western films
ⓘ
adventure films ⓘ drama films ⓘ |
| hasChild | Jack Hively ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| Jack Hively | was a film editor and director ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | George Hively ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Big Trail
ⓘ
The Dawn Patrol (1930 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Dawn Patrol
The Informer (1929 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
film editor
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Springfield, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Springfield, Missouri
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| workedOn |
early sound films
ⓘ
silent films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Hively Description of subject: George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
Referenced by (18)
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