Monroe Owsley
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Monroe Owsley was an American stage and film actor of the late silent and early sound era, often cast as charming but morally ambiguous young men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monroe Owsley canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9837052 — 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: Monroe Owsley Context triple: [Honor Among Lovers, starring, Monroe Owsley]
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A.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American astronaut, aquanaut, and test pilot best known as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
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B.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
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C.
Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Albert Snyder
Albert Snyder was an American magazine art editor whose 1927 murder by his wife Ruth Snyder and her lover became one of the most sensational crime cases of the early 20th century.
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E.
John Bedford Lloyd
John Bedford Lloyd is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television series, including appearances in major dramas and thrillers.
- 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: Monroe Owsley Target entity description: Monroe Owsley was an American stage and film actor of the late silent and early sound era, often cast as charming but morally ambiguous young men.
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A.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American astronaut, aquanaut, and test pilot best known as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
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B.
Charles Aubrey Smith
Charles Aubrey Smith was an English cricketer-turned-character actor best known for playing dignified, often aristocratic English gentlemen in early Hollywood films.
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C.
Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith was an American industrialist and entrepreneur best known for his role in the typewriter and firearms industries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Albert Snyder
Albert Snyder was an American magazine art editor whose 1927 murder by his wife Ruth Snyder and her lover became one of the most sensational crime cases of the early 20th century.
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E.
John Bedford Lloyd
John Bedford Lloyd is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television series, including appearances in major dramas and thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early sound film era
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late silent film era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Owsley ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Monroe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charming screen presence
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often cast in morally ambiguous roles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| name | Monroe Owsley ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying charming but morally ambiguous young men ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Holiday (1930 film)
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The Big Party (1930 film) ⓘ The Case of the Black Cat (1936 film) ⓘ The Case of the Curious Bride (1935 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Case of the Curious Bride
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936 film) ⓘ The Divorcee (1930 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Divorcee (1930)
The Dragon Murder Case (1934 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Dragon Murder Case
The Girl of the Golden West (1930 film) ⓘ The Mouthpiece (1932 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mouthpiece
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| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
American cinema of the 1930s
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pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to:
Pre-Code Hollywood
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monroe Owsley Description of subject: Monroe Owsley was an American stage and film actor of the late silent and early sound era, often cast as charming but morally ambiguous young men.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.