Barbara Pitney Lamb
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Barbara Pitney Lamb was the mother of actor Christopher Reeve and a member of a prominent American family with social and philanthropic ties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barbara Pitney Lamb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398487 — 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: Barbara Pitney Lamb Context triple: [Christopher Reeve, parent, Barbara Pitney Lamb]
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A.
Mary Bingham
Mary Bingham is a notable member of the prominent Bingham family, recognized for her association with this influential lineage.
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B.
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle was an American character actress known for her prolific work in radio, film, and television from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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C.
Marjorie Nelson
Marjorie Nelson was an American actress known for her work on stage and screen and for being married to fellow actor Howard Da Silva.
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D.
Barbara Pickard
Barbara Pickard was the wife of renowned English film composer John Barry.
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E.
Barbara Spooner
Barbara Spooner was an English philanthropist and devout evangelical Christian best known as the wife and close supporter of abolitionist William Wilberforce.
- 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: Barbara Pitney Lamb Target entity description: Barbara Pitney Lamb was the mother of actor Christopher Reeve and a member of a prominent American family with social and philanthropic ties.
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A.
Mary Bingham
Mary Bingham is a notable member of the prominent Bingham family, recognized for her association with this influential lineage.
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B.
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle was an American character actress known for her prolific work in radio, film, and television from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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C.
Marjorie Nelson
Marjorie Nelson was an American actress known for her work on stage and screen and for being married to fellow actor Howard Da Silva.
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D.
Barbara Pickard
Barbara Pickard was the wife of renowned English film composer John Barry.
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E.
Barbara Spooner
Barbara Spooner was an English philanthropist and devout evangelical Christian best known as the wife and close supporter of abolitionist William Wilberforce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
American high society
ⓘ
American philanthropic organizations ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Lamb ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philanthropy
ⓘ
social causes ⓘ |
| givenName | Barbara ⓘ |
| hasChild | Christopher Reeve ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Franklin D’Olier Reeve
ⓘ
members of the Pitney family ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Franklin D’Olier Reeve ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pitney family
ⓘ
prominent American family ⓘ |
| middleName | Pitney ⓘ |
| mother | Barbara Pitney Lamb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of Christopher Reeve
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philanthropic work ⓘ social activities in American high society ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbara Pitney Lamb Description of subject: Barbara Pitney Lamb was the mother of actor Christopher Reeve and a member of a prominent American family with social and philanthropic ties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Barbara Pitney Lamb