Raymond Walburn
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Raymond Walburn was an American character actor known for his comedic and often pompous roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raymond Walburn canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6812931 — 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: Raymond Walburn Context triple: [The Mighty Barnum, castMember, Raymond Walburn]
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A.
Raymond Wheeler
Raymond Wheeler was a senior United States Army general who played a key leadership role in Allied operations in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.
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B.
Raymond Wise
Raymond Wise is a name shared by multiple individuals, most notably an American actor recognized for his roles in film and television.
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C.
Raymond Paine
Raymond Paine is a fictional burlesque performer and comic character featured in the film "The Night They Raided Minsky's."
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D.
Raymond Doan
Raymond Doan was one of the lesser-known husbands of American socialite and Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.
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E.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
- 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: Raymond Walburn Target entity description: Raymond Walburn was an American character actor known for his comedic and often pompous roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Raymond Wheeler
Raymond Wheeler was a senior United States Army general who played a key leadership role in Allied operations in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.
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B.
Raymond Wise
Raymond Wise is a name shared by multiple individuals, most notably an American actor recognized for his roles in film and television.
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C.
Raymond Paine
Raymond Paine is a fictional burlesque performer and comic character featured in the film "The Night They Raided Minsky's."
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D.
Raymond Doan
Raymond Doan was one of the lesser-known husbands of American socialite and Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton.
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E.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood films
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-07-26 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| industry | entertainment industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic roles
ⓘ
pompous character portrayals ⓘ |
| notableWorkCharacteristic |
comic timing
ⓘ
portrayal of blustering authority figures ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Christmas in July
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Danger – Love at Work ⓘ Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ⓘ Nothing Sacred (1937 film) ⓘ Ruggles of Red Gap ⓘ State Fair (1933 film) ⓘ The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Affairs of Martha ⓘ The Devil and Miss Jones ⓘ The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Farmer’s Daughter
The Great Garrick ⓘ The Great Ziegfeld ⓘ The Lady Eve ⓘ The Man Who Came to Dinner (stage productions) ⓘ
linked to:
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Remarkable Andrew ⓘ Theodora Goes Wild ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Plymouth, Indiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth, Indiana
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriodEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| workPeriodStart | 1910s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raymond Walburn Description of subject: Raymond Walburn was an American character actor known for his comedic and often pompous roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production
subject linked to:
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947 film)
subject linked to:
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947 film)