Ted Healy
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Ted Healy was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor best known for creating and leading the act that evolved into The Three Stooges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ted Healy canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1928505 — 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: Ted Healy Context triple: [Mad Love (1935 film), starring, Ted Healy]
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A.
Don Mullaly
Don Mullaly was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the 1933 horror-mystery classic "Mystery of the Wax Museum."
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B.
Michael Daves
Michael Daves is an American bluegrass and roots musician known for his high-energy vocal style and collaborations with prominent artists such as mandolinist Chris Thile.
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C.
Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman is an American special effects artist, director, and screenwriter best known as a founding member of KNB EFX Group and for creating the original story for the film "From Dusk Till Dawn."
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D.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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E.
Fred Karger
Fred Karger was an American musician and vocal coach best known for his work at major Hollywood studios and his long, on-and-off marriage to actress Jane Wyman.
- 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: Ted Healy Target entity description: Ted Healy was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor best known for creating and leading the act that evolved into The Three Stooges.
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A.
Don Mullaly
Don Mullaly was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early sound era, known for contributing to genre films including the 1933 horror-mystery classic "Mystery of the Wax Museum."
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B.
Michael Daves
Michael Daves is an American bluegrass and roots musician known for his high-energy vocal style and collaborations with prominent artists such as mandolinist Chris Thile.
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C.
Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman is an American special effects artist, director, and screenwriter best known as a founding member of KNB EFX Group and for creating the original story for the film "From Dusk Till Dawn."
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D.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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E.
Fred Karger
Fred Karger was an American musician and vocal coach best known for his work at major Hollywood studios and his long, on-and-off marriage to actress Jane Wyman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American film industry
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vaudeville ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Three Stooges
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surface form:
The Three Stooges
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| birthDate | 1896-10-01 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ernest Lea Nash ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
alleged head injuries
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kidney failure ⓘ |
| child |
John Nash
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surface form:
John Jacob Nash
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1937-12-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Nash ⓘ |
| formedGroup | Ted Healy and His Stooges ⓘ |
| fullName | Ted Healy self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
slapstick comedy
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vaudeville ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating the act that evolved into The Three Stooges
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leading the act that evolved into The Three Stooges ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ted Healy and His Stooges ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Ted Healy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Betty Brown
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Betty Hickman ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Curly Howard
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Larry Fine ⓘ Moe Howard ⓘ Shemp Howard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ted Healy Description of subject: Ted Healy was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor best known for creating and leading the act that evolved into The Three Stooges.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.