Claire McDowell
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Claire McDowell was an American silent film actress known for her prolific work in early cinema, often appearing in D.W. Griffith productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claire McDowell canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2550594 — 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: Claire McDowell Context triple: [The Lonedale Operator, castMember, Claire McDowell]
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A.
Claire Craig
Claire Craig is a British academic and former civil servant who serves as the Provost (head) of The Queen’s College, University of Oxford.
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B.
Kathryn Murphy
Kathryn Murphy is the fictional prosecutor who seeks justice for a brutal sexual assault in the 1988 legal drama film "The Accused."
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C.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
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D.
Amanda Clifton
Amanda Clifton is an American sports executive and advocate best known as the wife of WNBA star Elena Delle Donne and for her work promoting women’s basketball and LGBTQ+ visibility.
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E.
Ann McKean
Ann McKean was a daughter of Thomas McKean, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- 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: Claire McDowell Target entity description: Claire McDowell was an American silent film actress known for her prolific work in early cinema, often appearing in D.W. Griffith productions.
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A.
Claire Craig
Claire Craig is a British academic and former civil servant who serves as the Provost (head) of The Queen’s College, University of Oxford.
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B.
Kathryn Murphy
Kathryn Murphy is the fictional prosecutor who seeks justice for a brutal sexual assault in the 1988 legal drama film "The Accused."
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C.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
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D.
Amanda Clifton
Amanda Clifton is an American sports executive and advocate best known as the wife of WNBA star Elena Delle Donne and for her work promoting women’s basketball and LGBTQ+ visibility.
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E.
Ann McKean
Ann McKean was a daughter of Thomas McKean, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | silent film era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Biograph Company
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| familyName | McDowell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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cinema ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Claire ⓘ |
| hasWorkPeriod |
early 20th century
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silent era of film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Claire McDowell ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent appearances in D. W. Griffith productions
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prolific work in early American cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Intolerance
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The Big Parade ⓘ The Birth of a Nation ⓘ The Mark of Zorro ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film actor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
American silent film industry
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linked to:
American silent cinema
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Hill Mailes ⓘ |
| workedWith | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Claire McDowell Description of subject: Claire McDowell was an American silent film actress known for her prolific work in early cinema, often appearing in D.W. Griffith productions.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.