Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States
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Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, is a historic burial ground known for its landscaped grounds and as the resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, entertainment, and business worlds.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4137871 — 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)
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Target entity: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States Context triple: [Paddy Chayefsky, burialPlace, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States]
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States
Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, is a prominent non-sectarian burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including civil rights leader Malcolm X.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States Target entity description: Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, is a historic burial ground known for its landscaped grounds and as the resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, entertainment, and business worlds.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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E.
Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States
Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, is a prominent non-sectarian burial ground known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including civil rights leader Malcolm X.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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cemetery ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line (near Valhalla station)
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linked to:
Harlem Line of the Metro-North Railroad
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| burialPlaceOf |
Alfred P. Sloan
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Anne Bancroft ⓘ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (cenotaph / memorial association) ⓘ
linked to:
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Danny Kaye ⓘ David Sarnoff ⓘ Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ Harpo Marx ⓘ Lou Gehrig ⓘ Oscar Hammerstein I ⓘ Ruth Snyder ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ Tommy Dorsey ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| establishedAs | rural cemetery ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1889 ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 273 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, New York ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approx. 41.074°N 73.775°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
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crematory ⓘ lakes ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ memorials ⓘ winding roads ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 10595 ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Jewish burial sections
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family mausoleums ⓘ fraternal organization plots ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.kensico.org ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landscape architecture
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notable burials ⓘ resting place of business leaders ⓘ resting place of entertainers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
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Valhalla, New York ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| near |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
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Kensico Reservoir ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1890 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Kensico Cemetery, Inc.
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linked to:
Kensico Cemetery
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| serves |
New York City metropolitan area
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linked to:
New York metropolitan area
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| style | park-like cemetery ⓘ |
| zonedAs | cemetery use ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States Description of subject: Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, is a historic burial ground known for its landscaped grounds and as the resting place of numerous notable figures from the arts, entertainment, and business worlds.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States
Imogene Coca
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burialPlace
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Actors Fund Plot, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States
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linked to: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States