William Davis
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William Davis is an American film and television producer best known as the husband of actress Anne Archer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Davis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16297903 — 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: William Davis Context triple: [Anne Archer, spouse, William Davis]
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A.
William Davis
William Davis was a settler who is historically remembered as one of the notable victims killed during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois.
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B.
William Davis
William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
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C.
John Howard Stevens
John Howard Stevens was an American architect who worked in partnership with his father John Calvin Stevens, contributing to early 20th-century architectural projects in Maine.
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D.
William J. Buchanan
William J. Buchanan was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Panama in the early 20th century.
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E.
John McClelland
John McClelland was a Canadian publisher best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the influential publishing house McClelland and Stewart.
- 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: William Davis Target entity description: William Davis is an American film and television producer best known as the husband of actress Anne Archer.
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A.
William Davis
William Davis was a settler who is historically remembered as one of the notable victims killed during the 1862 Indian Creek massacre in Illinois.
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B.
William Davis
William Davis was one of the African American defendants tried alongside Dr. Ossian Sweet in the landmark 1925 Detroit case involving racial violence and self-defense.
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C.
John Howard Stevens
John Howard Stevens was an American architect who worked in partnership with his father John Calvin Stevens, contributing to early 20th-century architectural projects in Maine.
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D.
William J. Buchanan
William J. Buchanan was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Panama in the early 20th century.
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E.
John McClelland
John McClelland was a Canadian publisher best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the influential publishing house McClelland and Stewart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.