Polly Von
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"Polly Von" is a traditional folk ballad, also known as "Polly Vaughn," that tells a tragic story of mistaken identity and accidental killing, widely performed in British and American folk music traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polly Von canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18993203 — 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: Polly Von Context triple: [In the Wind, includesSong, Polly Von]
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A.
Polly Moran
Polly Moran was an American comedic actress of the silent and early sound film era, best known for her brash, slapstick roles and frequent collaborations with Marie Dressler at MGM.
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B.
Polly Finley
Polly Finley was the first wife of American frontiersman and folk hero Davy Crockett.
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C.
Sissy Rommely
Sissy Rommely is a warm-hearted, often-married aunt character in Betty Smith’s novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," known for her romantic nature and close bond with the Nolan family.
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D.
Polly Parrish
Polly Parrish is the main character in the 1939 romantic comedy film "Bachelor Mother," portrayed as a salesgirl who becomes entangled in comedic misunderstandings after being mistaken for an abandoned baby's mother.
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E.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
- 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: Polly Von Target entity description: "Polly Von" is a traditional folk ballad, also known as "Polly Vaughn," that tells a tragic story of mistaken identity and accidental killing, widely performed in British and American folk music traditions.
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A.
Polly Moran
Polly Moran was an American comedic actress of the silent and early sound film era, best known for her brash, slapstick roles and frequent collaborations with Marie Dressler at MGM.
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B.
Polly Finley
Polly Finley was the first wife of American frontiersman and folk hero Davy Crockett.
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C.
Sissy Rommely
Sissy Rommely is a warm-hearted, often-married aunt character in Betty Smith’s novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," known for her romantic nature and close bond with the Nolan family.
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D.
Polly Parrish
Polly Parrish is the main character in the 1939 romantic comedy film "Bachelor Mother," portrayed as a salesgirl who becomes entangled in comedic misunderstandings after being mistaken for an abandoned baby's mother.
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E.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.