Betty Furness as Margaret Watson
E224414
Betty Furness as Margaret Watson is a supporting character in the classic 1936 Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time," contributing to the film’s romantic and comedic subplots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Betty Furness as Margaret Watson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007600 — 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: Betty Furness as Margaret Watson Context triple: [Swing Time, portraysCharacter, Betty Furness as Margaret Watson]
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A.
Margaret “Peggy” Johnson
Margaret “Peggy” Johnson was the longtime wife and political partner of U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, supporting his public career and family life.
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B.
Margaret Rose
Margaret Rose, better known as Princess Margaret, was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and a prominent British royal noted for her glamorous yet often controversial life.
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C.
Marjorie Bowes
Marjorie Bowes was the English wife of Scottish Reformation leader John Knox, known primarily through her marriage into the prominent Protestant reformer’s life and circle.
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D.
Betty Everett
Betty Everett was an American soul singer best known for her 1964 hit single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)."
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E.
Elizabeth "Betty" Hadley
Elizabeth "Betty" Hadley was the wife of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
- 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: Betty Furness as Margaret Watson Target entity description: Betty Furness as Margaret Watson is a supporting character in the classic 1936 Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time," contributing to the film’s romantic and comedic subplots.
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A.
Margaret “Peggy” Johnson
Margaret “Peggy” Johnson was the longtime wife and political partner of U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, supporting his public career and family life.
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B.
Margaret Rose
Margaret Rose, better known as Princess Margaret, was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and a prominent British royal noted for her glamorous yet often controversial life.
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C.
Marjorie Bowes
Marjorie Bowes was the English wife of Scottish Reformation leader John Knox, known primarily through her marriage into the prominent Protestant reformer’s life and circle.
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D.
Betty Everett
Betty Everett was an American soul singer best known for her 1964 hit single "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)."
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E.
Elizabeth "Betty" Hadley
Elizabeth "Betty" Hadley was the wife of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film character role
ⓘ
supporting film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Swing Time ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterName | Margaret Watson ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
comedic subplot
ⓘ
romantic subplot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | George Stevens ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Fred Astaire
ⓘ
Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| filmBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
musical film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting role in classic Hollywood musical ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO musicals
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surface form:
Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers films
|
| portrayedBy | Betty Furness ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Betty Furness as Margaret Watson Description of subject: Betty Furness as Margaret Watson is a supporting character in the classic 1936 Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time," contributing to the film’s romantic and comedic subplots.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.