Oscar DeCorti
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Oscar DeCorti, better known as Iron Eyes Cody, was an American actor famous for portraying Native American characters in Hollywood films and a landmark anti-pollution public service announcement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oscar DeCorti canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392552 — 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: Oscar DeCorti Context triple: [Iron Eyes Cody, alsoKnownAs, Oscar DeCorti]
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A.
Jules Ostin
Jules Ostin is the driven, overworked founder and CEO of an online fashion startup portrayed by Anne Hathaway in the film "The Intern."
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B.
Oscar Carré
Oscar Carré was a 19th-century circus director and impresario whose legacy in Dutch performing arts is commemorated by Amsterdam’s renowned Carré Theatre bearing his name.
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C.
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his visually rich collaborations with director Steven Spielberg on films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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D.
Paul Seydor
Paul Seydor is a film editor and scholar best known for his work on Sam Peckinpah’s films and his writings on American cinema.
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E.
Léon Ross
Léon Ross was the explorer credited with revealing the extensive limestone cave system now known as the Grotte de Bétharram in southwestern France.
- 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: Oscar DeCorti Target entity description: Oscar DeCorti, better known as Iron Eyes Cody, was an American actor famous for portraying Native American characters in Hollywood films and a landmark anti-pollution public service announcement.
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A.
Jules Ostin
Jules Ostin is the driven, overworked founder and CEO of an online fashion startup portrayed by Anne Hathaway in the film "The Intern."
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B.
Oscar Carré
Oscar Carré was a 19th-century circus director and impresario whose legacy in Dutch performing arts is commemorated by Amsterdam’s renowned Carré Theatre bearing his name.
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C.
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his visually rich collaborations with director Steven Spielberg on films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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D.
Paul Seydor
Paul Seydor is a film editor and scholar best known for his work on Sam Peckinpah’s films and his writings on American cinema.
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E.
Léon Ross
Léon Ross was the explorer credited with revealing the extensive limestone cave system now known as the Grotte de Bétharram in southwestern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental symbol
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ public figure ⓘ public service announcement ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activity | portraying stereotypical Native American roles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ |
| associatedWith | anti-pollution campaigns ⓘ |
| birthName | Oscar DeCorti ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentityClaim | Native American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasStagePersona | Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood film industry
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linked to:
Hollywood
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer | Oscar DeCorti ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearing in a landmark anti-pollution public service announcement
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environmental awareness messaging ⓘ portraying Native American characters in Hollywood films ⓘ |
| notableRole |
“Crying Indian” in anti-pollution PSA
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linked to:
"Crying Indian"
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| notableWork | “Crying Indian” anti-pollution public service announcement ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| portrayedEthnicityOnScreen | Native American ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| stageName | Iron Eyes Cody ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oscar DeCorti Description of subject: Oscar DeCorti, better known as Iron Eyes Cody, was an American actor famous for portraying Native American characters in Hollywood films and a landmark anti-pollution public service announcement.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.