Dorothy Jeakins
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Dorothy Jeakins was an American costume designer renowned for her work on numerous major Hollywood films and a three-time Academy Award winner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Jeakins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12225005 — 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: Dorothy Jeakins Context triple: [The Sand Pebbles, costumeDesignBy, Dorothy Jeakins]
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A.
Dorothy Todd
Dorothy Todd is an actress known for her role in the film "From Hand to Mouth."
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B.
Dorothy Cousins
Dorothy Cousins was the twin sister of American diplomat and artist Paul Child, who was married to famed chef and author Julia Child.
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C.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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D.
Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield is a fictional heiress character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Bride Came C.O.D.," portrayed by actress Bette Davis.
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E.
Ruth Dalton
Ruth Dalton was a British Labour Party politician who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland in 1929, becoming one of the early female MPs in the UK.
- 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: Dorothy Jeakins Target entity description: Dorothy Jeakins was an American costume designer renowned for her work on numerous major Hollywood films and a three-time Academy Award winner.
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A.
Dorothy Todd
Dorothy Todd is an actress known for her role in the film "From Hand to Mouth."
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B.
Dorothy Cousins
Dorothy Cousins was the twin sister of American diplomat and artist Paul Child, who was married to famed chef and author Julia Child.
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C.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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D.
Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield is a fictional heiress character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Bride Came C.O.D.," portrayed by actress Bette Davis.
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E.
Ruth Dalton
Ruth Dalton was a British Labour Party politician who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland in 1929, becoming one of the early female MPs in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award winner
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costume designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Otis Art Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
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Paramount Pictures ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Jeakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film costume design
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theatrical costume design ⓘ |
| genre | costume design for period films ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major Hollywood studio productions
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meticulous historical accuracy in costumes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dorothy Jeakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ |
| notableAward | three Academy Awards ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Joan of Arc
NERFINISHED
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Night of the Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson and Delilah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heiress NERFINISHED ⓘ The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ten Commandments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAcademyAwardsWon | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
costume designer
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teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | Hollywood films ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorothy Jeakins Description of subject: Dorothy Jeakins was an American costume designer renowned for her work on numerous major Hollywood films and a three-time Academy Award winner.
Referenced by (1)
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