Hanns Kräly
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Hanns Kräly was a German-born screenwriter and longtime collaborator of director Ernst Lubitsch, known for his work on numerous influential silent and early sound films in Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hanns Kräly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12613156 — 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: Hanns Kräly Context triple: [The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, screenwriter, Hanns Kräly]
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A.
Rudi Altig
Rudi Altig was a prominent German professional road cyclist of the 1960s, known for his powerful riding style and victories in major races including a world road race title and stages in all three Grand Tours.
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B.
Hanns Hörbiger
Hanns Hörbiger was an Austrian engineer and inventor best known for creating the discredited cosmological doctrine known as the "World Ice Theory."
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C.
Emil Steffann
Emil Steffann was a German architect known for his modest, tradition-conscious church and cultural building designs in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Franz Seldte
Franz Seldte was a German nationalist politician and co-founder of the Stahlhelm veterans' organization who became a prominent minister in Nazi Germany.
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E.
Manfred Wekwerth
Manfred Wekwerth was a prominent German theatre director and dramaturge, known especially for his work in East German theatre and his leadership at the Berliner Ensemble.
- 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: Hanns Kräly Target entity description: Hanns Kräly was a German-born screenwriter and longtime collaborator of director Ernst Lubitsch, known for his work on numerous influential silent and early sound films in Hollywood.
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A.
Rudi Altig
Rudi Altig was a prominent German professional road cyclist of the 1960s, known for his powerful riding style and victories in major races including a world road race title and stages in all three Grand Tours.
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B.
Hanns Hörbiger
Hanns Hörbiger was an Austrian engineer and inventor best known for creating the discredited cosmological doctrine known as the "World Ice Theory."
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C.
Emil Steffann
Emil Steffann was a German architect known for his modest, tradition-conscious church and cultural building designs in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Franz Seldte
Franz Seldte was a German nationalist politician and co-founder of the Stahlhelm veterans' organization who became a prominent minister in Nazi Germany.
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E.
Manfred Wekwerth
Manfred Wekwerth was a prominent German theatre director and dramaturge, known especially for his work in East German theatre and his leadership at the Berliner Ensemble.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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actor ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Emil Jannings
NERFINISHED
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Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanette MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ Pola Negri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Kräly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
early sound film
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silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Hanns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| name | Hanns Kräly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with Ernst Lubitsch
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screenplay for The Patriot ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angel
NERFINISHED
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Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Broken Lullaby NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ Eternal Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Forbidden Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ I Don’t Want to Be a Man NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Had a Million NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss Me Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohlhiesels Töchter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Windermere’s Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame DuBarry NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ One Hour with You NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosita NERFINISHED ⓘ So This Is Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doll NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eyes of the Mummy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loves of Pharaoh NERFINISHED ⓘ The Marriage Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Widow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oyster Princess NERFINISHED ⓘ The Patriot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Smiling Lieutenant NERFINISHED ⓘ The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wildcat NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hanns Kräly Description of subject: Hanns Kräly was a German-born screenwriter and longtime collaborator of director Ernst Lubitsch, known for his work on numerous influential silent and early sound films in Hollywood.
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