Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eddie "Rochester" Anderson canonical | 1 |
| Eddie “Rochester” Anderson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10812140 — 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: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Context triple: [Cabin in the Sky, stars, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson]
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A.
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Leroy Eldridge
Leroy Eldridge is the given name of Eldridge Cleaver, a prominent American writer, activist, and early leader of the Black Panther Party.
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C.
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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D.
Doaker Charles
Doaker Charles is a central character in August Wilson’s drama "The Piano Lesson," serving as the pragmatic, steady uncle who helps mediate his family’s conflict over a treasured heirloom piano.
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E.
Louis Tyrone Williams
Louis Tyrone Williams is an American former NBA guard renowned as one of the league’s most prolific bench scorers and a three-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner.
- 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: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Target entity description: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
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A.
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne was an American actor and director known for his rich, distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in film, television, and theater.
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B.
Leroy Eldridge
Leroy Eldridge is the given name of Eldridge Cleaver, a prominent American writer, activist, and early leader of the Black Panther Party.
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C.
Lucky Thompson
Lucky Thompson was an American jazz saxophonist known for his lyrical style and work in the bebop and hard bop eras.
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D.
Doaker Charles
Doaker Charles is a central character in August Wilson’s drama "The Piano Lesson," serving as the pragmatic, steady uncle who helps mediate his family’s conflict over a treasured heirloom piano.
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E.
Louis Tyrone Williams
Louis Tyrone Williams is an American former NBA guard renowned as one of the league’s most prolific bench scorers and a three-time Sixth Man of the Year award winner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-02-28 ⓘ |
| employer | Jack Benny Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
ⓘ
radio entertainment ⓘ television entertainment ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasPartInTheNameOf | Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Memorial Park (Los Angeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Rochester on The Jack Benny Program ⓘ |
| name | Eddie Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Rochester Van Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cabin in the Sky (1943 film)
NERFINISHED
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Gone with the Wind (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jack Benny Program (radio) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jack Benny Program (television) NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can't Take It with You (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ |
| performedIn |
film
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eva Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Mamie Wiggins Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | gravelly voice ⓘ |
| workedWith | Jack Benny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Description of subject: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States
linked to: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson