Evelyn Brent
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Evelyn Brent was an American silent and early sound film actress best known for her tough, sophisticated roles in crime dramas and melodramas of the 1920s and 1930s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evelyn Brent canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12108043 — 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: Evelyn Brent Context triple: [The Seventh Victim, stars, Evelyn Brent]
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A.
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett was a prominent American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her sophisticated screen presence and roles in early Hollywood talkies.
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B.
Margaret Sullavan
Margaret Sullavan was an acclaimed American stage and film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for her sensitive, naturalistic performances in films such as "The Shop Around the Corner."
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C.
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd was a British-born character actress who appeared in numerous American films and stage productions from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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D.
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum was a prominent American silent film actress of the 1910s and early 1920s, best known for her sophisticated "vamp" roles in melodramas.
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E.
Vivien Harmon
Vivien Harmon is a central character in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, portrayed as a troubled wife and mother whose family moves into a haunted Los Angeles mansion.
- 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: Evelyn Brent Target entity description: Evelyn Brent was an American silent and early sound film actress best known for her tough, sophisticated roles in crime dramas and melodramas of the 1920s and 1930s.
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A.
Constance Bennett
Constance Bennett was a prominent American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, known for her sophisticated screen presence and roles in early Hollywood talkies.
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B.
Margaret Sullavan
Margaret Sullavan was an acclaimed American stage and film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for her sensitive, naturalistic performances in films such as "The Shop Around the Corner."
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C.
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd was a British-born character actress who appeared in numerous American films and stage productions from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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D.
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum was a prominent American silent film actress of the 1910s and early 1920s, best known for her sophisticated "vamp" roles in melodramas.
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E.
Vivien Harmon
Vivien Harmon is a central character in the first season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story, portrayed as a troubled wife and mother whose family moves into a haunted Los Angeles mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Elizabeth Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | San Fernando Mission Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarredWith |
Clive Brook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emil Jannings NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ George Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ William Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-06-04 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0107705 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Evelyn Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
roles in melodramas of the 1920s and 1930s
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tough sophisticated roles in crime dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Interference
NERFINISHED
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The Last Command NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mating Call NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silver Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tampa, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacterType |
gangster moll
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sophisticated urban woman ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bernard P. Fineman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
early sound film
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silent film ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1910s–1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evelyn Brent Description of subject: Evelyn Brent was an American silent and early sound film actress best known for her tough, sophisticated roles in crime dramas and melodramas of the 1920s and 1930s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.