Joanne Dru
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Joanne Dru was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic Westerns and dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joanne Dru canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3018122 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joanne Dru Context triple: [The Pride of St. Louis, stars, Joanne Dru]
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A.
Lynn Garland
Lynn Garland is the wife of U.S. Attorney General and former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and is known for her work in public service and community engagement.
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B.
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine is an American actress known for her warm, soulful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "Waiting to Exhale" and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy."
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C.
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone was an American film and television actress best known for her Oscar-winning role in "Written on the Wind" and her later work on the TV series "Peyton Place."
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D.
Deirdre Flynn
Deirdre Flynn is the daughter of famed Hollywood swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn.
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E.
Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Erbe is an American actress best known for her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
- 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: Joanne Dru Target entity description: Joanne Dru was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic Westerns and dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
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A.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
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B.
Lynn Garland
Lynn Garland is the wife of U.S. Attorney General and former Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and is known for her work in public service and community engagement.
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C.
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine is an American actress known for her warm, soulful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "Waiting to Exhale" and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy."
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D.
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone was an American film and television actress best known for her Oscar-winning role in "Written on the Wind" and her later work on the TV series "Peyton Place."
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E.
Deirdre Flynn
Deirdre Flynn is the daughter of famed Hollywood swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress ⓘ |
| birthName | Joan Letitia LaCock ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-09-10 ⓘ |
| familyName | LaCock ⓘ |
| filmAppearance |
All the King’s Men
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Red River ⓘ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ⓘ Wagon Master ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Joanne Dru ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All the King’s Men
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Red River ⓘ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ⓘ Wagon Master ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Logan, West Virginia, United States
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linked to:
Logan, West Virginia
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Peter Marshall ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dick Haymes
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John Ireland ⓘ |
| workedWithDirector |
Howard Hawks
ⓘ
John Ford ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Joanne Dru Description of subject: Joanne Dru was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic Westerns and dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
Referenced by (13)
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