Hobart Bosworth
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Hobart Bosworth was an American actor, director, and producer prominent in early silent cinema and known as one of Hollywood’s pioneering film figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hobart Bosworth canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8682778 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hobart Bosworth Context triple: [The Show of Shows, hasCastMember, Hobart Bosworth]
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A.
Hobart Brown
Hobart Brown was an American artist and sculptor best known as the eccentric founder of the human-powered art race tradition that became the Kinetic Grand Championship.
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B.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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C.
Howard Holbrook
Howard Holbrook is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Holbrook surname, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily established.
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D.
Howard Borden
Howard Borden is a bumbling yet lovable airline navigator and Bob Hartley's friendly, often clueless neighbor on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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E.
Albert S. Bickmore
Albert S. Bickmore was a 19th-century American naturalist and museum curator best known for spearheading the creation of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
- 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: Hobart Bosworth Target entity description: Hobart Bosworth was an American actor, director, and producer prominent in early silent cinema and known as one of Hollywood’s pioneering film figures.
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A.
Hobart Brown
Hobart Brown was an American artist and sculptor best known as the eccentric founder of the human-powered art race tradition that became the Kinetic Grand Championship.
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B.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
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C.
Howard Holbrook
Howard Holbrook is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Holbrook surname, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily established.
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D.
Howard Borden
Howard Borden is a bumbling yet lovable airline navigator and Bob Hartley's friendly, often clueless neighbor on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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E.
Albert S. Bickmore
Albert S. Bickmore was a 19th-century American naturalist and museum curator best known for spearheading the creation of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-12-30 ⓘ |
| employer | Hobart Bosworth Productions Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Bosworth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
motion pictures
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silent film ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| founded | Hobart Bosworth Productions Company ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Hobart ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0098093 ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| name | Hobart Bosworth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptations of Jack London stories
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pioneering work in early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Burning Daylight
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The Chechako ⓘ The Iron Heel ⓘ The Sea Lion ⓘ The Sea Wolf ⓘ
linked to:
The Sea-Wolf
The Spoilers ⓘ
linked to:
The Spoilers (novel)
The Squaw Man ⓘ
linked to:
The Squaw Man (1918 film)
The Valley of the Moon ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Marietta, Ohio, United States of America
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linked to:
Marietta, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath |
Glendale, California, United States of America
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linked to:
Glendale, California
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| residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adele Farrington
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Cecil Bosworth ⓘ |
| workedOn | film adaptations of Jack London novels ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1880s–1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hobart Bosworth Description of subject: Hobart Bosworth was an American actor, director, and producer prominent in early silent cinema and known as one of Hollywood’s pioneering film figures.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.