John Joseph Haley Jr.
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John Joseph Haley Jr., better known as Jack Haley, was an American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian best remembered for playing the Tin Man in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Joseph Haley Jr. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2249694 — 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: John Joseph Haley Jr. Context triple: [Jack Haley, birthName, John Joseph Haley Jr.]
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A.
George Jacobs Jr.
George Jacobs Jr. was a member of the Jacobs family involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, known primarily as the son of accused witch George Jacobs Sr.
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B.
Thomas Leroy
Thomas Leroy is the demanding and manipulative ballet director in the psychological thriller film "Black Swan."
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C.
Joseph Dallet Jr.
Joseph Dallet Jr. was an American communist activist and volunteer in the Spanish Civil War who was previously married to Katherine Oppenheimer.
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D.
Thomas Whalen
Thomas Whalen was a Scottish sculptor known for his architectural and public works, including prominent pieces in Edinburgh.
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E.
Patrick Eugene Haggerty
Patrick Eugene Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive best known as a co-founder and long-time leader of Texas Instruments, where he played a key role in advancing semiconductor and electronics technology.
- 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: John Joseph Haley Jr. Target entity description: John Joseph Haley Jr., better known as Jack Haley, was an American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian best remembered for playing the Tin Man in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
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A.
George Jacobs Jr.
George Jacobs Jr. was a member of the Jacobs family involved in the Salem witch trials of 1692, known primarily as the son of accused witch George Jacobs Sr.
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B.
Thomas Leroy
Thomas Leroy is the demanding and manipulative ballet director in the psychological thriller film "Black Swan."
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C.
Joseph Dallet Jr.
Joseph Dallet Jr. was an American communist activist and volunteer in the Spanish Civil War who was previously married to Katherine Oppenheimer.
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D.
Thomas Whalen
Thomas Whalen was a Scottish sculptor known for his architectural and public works, including prominent pieces in Edinburgh.
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E.
Patrick Eugene Haggerty
Patrick Eugene Haggerty was an American engineer and business executive best known as a co-founder and long-time leader of Texas Instruments, where he played a key role in advancing semiconductor and electronics technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ vaudevillian ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Jack Haley Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Jack Haley
|
| birthDate | 1897-08-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Jack Haley Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-06-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| ethnicity | Irish-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Haley ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| medium | vaudeville ⓘ |
| name | John Joseph Haley Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| notableFilmAppearance |
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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surface form:
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1938)
"Pigskin Parade" (1936) ⓘ Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 film) ⓘ
surface form:
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1938)
The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
surface form:
"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
|
| notableWork | The Wizard of Oz ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| role |
The Tin Man
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surface form:
Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz"
|
| spouse | Florence McFadden ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Joseph Haley Jr. Description of subject: John Joseph Haley Jr., better known as Jack Haley, was an American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian best remembered for playing the Tin Man in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
Referenced by (3)
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