Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan
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Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan, better known by his stage name Creighton Hale, was an Irish-born American silent film and early sound-era actor recognized for his roles in comedies and melodramas of the 1910s and 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11638914 — 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: Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan Context triple: [Creighton Hale, birthName, Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan]
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A.
Patrick Fitzgerald
Patrick Fitzgerald is an American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney best known for serving as the special prosecutor in the investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak case.
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B.
Patrick S. Brady
Patrick S. Brady is a Broadway music director and conductor best known for his work on major musical productions, including the 2001 revival of The Producers.
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C.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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D.
Robert Muller
Robert Muller was a British television writer and dramatist known for his work on series such as "Out of the Unknown" and "Supernatural."
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E.
Alex De Rakoff
Alex De Rakoff is a British film and music video director known for his work on high-profile pop videos and feature films.
- 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: Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan Target entity description: Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan, better known by his stage name Creighton Hale, was an Irish-born American silent film and early sound-era actor recognized for his roles in comedies and melodramas of the 1910s and 1920s.
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A.
Patrick Fitzgerald
Patrick Fitzgerald is an American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney best known for serving as the special prosecutor in the investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak case.
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B.
Patrick S. Brady
Patrick S. Brady is a Broadway music director and conductor best known for his work on major musical productions, including the 2001 revival of The Producers.
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C.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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D.
Robert Muller
Robert Muller was a British television writer and dramatist known for his work on series such as "Out of the Unknown" and "Supernatural."
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E.
Alex De Rakoff
Alex De Rakoff is a British film and music video director known for his work on high-profile pop videos and feature films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
Irish emigrant to the United States ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early sound film era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| birthName | Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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linked to:
Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-08-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | Hale ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy films
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melodrama films ⓘ |
| givenName | Creighton ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-born American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Bat
ⓘ
The Cat and the Canary ⓘ
linked to:
The Cat and the Canary (play)
Way Down East ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Cork, Ireland
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linked to:
County Cork
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| placeOfDeath |
South Pasadena, California, United States of America
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linked to:
South Pasadena, California
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Kathleen Bering
ⓘ
Victoria Louise "Vic" Forde ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Forde
|
| stageName | Creighton Hale ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan Description of subject: Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan, better known by his stage name Creighton Hale, was an Irish-born American silent film and early sound-era actor recognized for his roles in comedies and melodramas of the 1910s and 1920s.
Referenced by (2)
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Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan