Alan Curtis
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Alan Curtis was an American film and television actor active in the mid-20th century, known for his roles in crime dramas and war films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Curtis canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811986 — 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: Alan Curtis Context triple: [Two Tickets to London, castMember, Alan Curtis]
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A.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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B.
Terry Gilkyson
Terry Gilkyson was an American folk singer and songwriter best known for penning classic Disney songs, including "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book.
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C.
Allan Felder
Allan Felder was an American songwriter and producer best known for his work in 1970s soul and R&B, particularly with the Philadelphia soul sound.
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D.
James Coryell
James Coryell was a Texas frontiersman and early settler whose legacy is commemorated by having Coryell County, Texas, named in his honor.
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E.
Gene Lyons
Gene Lyons was an American character actor best known for his television work in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Alan Curtis Target entity description: Alan Curtis was an American film and television actor active in the mid-20th century, known for his roles in crime dramas and war films.
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A.
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper is a British record producer and remixer known for his influential work with artists such as U2, Björk, Massive Attack, and Madonna.
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B.
Terry Gilkyson
Terry Gilkyson was an American folk singer and songwriter best known for penning classic Disney songs, including "The Bare Necessities" from The Jungle Book.
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C.
Allan Felder
Allan Felder was an American songwriter and producer best known for his work in 1970s soul and R&B, particularly with the Philadelphia soul sound.
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D.
James Coryell
James Coryell was a Texas frontiersman and early settler whose legacy is commemorated by having Coryell County, Texas, named in his honor.
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E.
Gene Lyons
Gene Lyons was an American character actor best known for his television work in the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | Harry Ueberroth ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from kidney surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-07-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1953-02-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
German American
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linked to:
German Americans
|
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Alan Curtis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
roles in crime dramas
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roles in war films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buck Privates
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Flight for Freedom ⓘ High Sierra ⓘ Phantom Lady ⓘ The Black Angel ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
|
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bebe Daniels (annulled/contested; sometimes reported)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bebe Daniels
Priscilla Lawson ⓘ |
| workedWith | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Curtis Description of subject: Alan Curtis was an American film and television actor active in the mid-20th century, known for his roles in crime dramas and war films.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.