Lowell Sherman
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Lowell Sherman was an American actor and film director active in the early 20th century, known for his sophisticated screen presence and for directing early sound films such as "She Done Him Wrong."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lowell Sherman canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846548 — 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: Lowell Sherman Context triple: [Helene Costello, spouse, Lowell Sherman]
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A.
Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
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B.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
Sidney Sherman
Sidney Sherman was a Texas Revolution officer and politician best known for leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto and later serving in the Republic of Texas legislature.
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E.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
- 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: Lowell Sherman Target entity description: Lowell Sherman was an American actor and film director active in the early 20th century, known for his sophisticated screen presence and for directing early sound films such as "She Done Him Wrong."
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A.
Edwin Blashfield
Edwin Blashfield was an American muralist and painter best known for his large-scale allegorical works in prominent public buildings across the United States.
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B.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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C.
Milton Van Dyke
Milton Van Dyke was an influential American fluid dynamicist and author known for his classic works on aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, including the widely used reference "An Album of Fluid Motion."
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D.
Sidney Sherman
Sidney Sherman was a Texas Revolution officer and politician best known for leading a volunteer regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto and later serving in the Republic of Texas legislature.
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E.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film ⓘ film ⓘ film ⓘ film ⓘ film ⓘ film ⓘ film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1934 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-10-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-12-28 ⓘ |
| directed |
Bachelor Apartment
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Broadway Through a Keyhole ⓘ High Stakes ⓘ Morning Glory ⓘ She Done Him Wrong ⓘ The Greeks Had a Word for Them ⓘ
linked to:
The Greeks Had a Word for It
The Pay-Off ⓘ
linked to:
The Payoff
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| director | Lowell Sherman ⓘ |
| genre | pre-Code cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing early sound films
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sophisticated screen presence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Morning Glory
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She Done Him Wrong ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Hollywood, California, United States
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| publicationDate |
1930
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1931 ⓘ 1932 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Evelyn Booth
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Helene Costello ⓘ Pauline Garon ⓘ |
| workedIn |
early sound film era
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silent film era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lowell Sherman Description of subject: Lowell Sherman was an American actor and film director active in the early 20th century, known for his sophisticated screen presence and for directing early sound films such as "She Done Him Wrong."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Morning Glory
subject linked to:
Lowell Sherman
subject linked to:
1920 film Way Down East