Eleanor Powell
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Eleanor Powell was an acclaimed American film and Broadway actress and dancer, celebrated especially for her virtuosic tap dancing in Hollywood musicals of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Powell canonical | 6 |
| Eleanor Torrey Powell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2047964 — 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: Eleanor Powell Context triple: [Broadway Melody of 1940, starring, Eleanor Powell]
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A.
Jane Powell
Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known as a 1940s–1950s MGM musical star, particularly for her role in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."
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B.
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour was an American actress and singer best known for her roles in the "Road to..." comedy films alongside Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
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C.
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress renowned for her dazzling, technically precise performances in classic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Janis Paige
Janis Paige was an American film, stage, and television actress and singer best known for her work in 1940s–1950s Hollywood musicals and Broadway productions such as "The Pajama Game."
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E.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her iconic film musicals with Fred Astaire during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- 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: Eleanor Powell Target entity description: Eleanor Powell was an acclaimed American film and Broadway actress and dancer, celebrated especially for her virtuosic tap dancing in Hollywood musicals of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Jane Powell
Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known as a 1940s–1950s MGM musical star, particularly for her role in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."
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B.
Dorothy Lamour
Dorothy Lamour was an American actress and singer best known for her roles in the "Road to..." comedy films alongside Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
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C.
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress renowned for her dazzling, technically precise performances in classic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Janis Paige
Janis Paige was an American film, stage, and television actress and singer best known for her work in 1940s–1950s Hollywood musicals and Broadway productions such as "The Pajama Game."
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E.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her iconic film musicals with Fred Astaire during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child | Peter Ford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-11-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-02-11 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest female tap dancers in film history ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hollywood musical films
ⓘ
tap dancing ⓘ |
| fullName |
Eleanor Powell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eleanor Torrey Powell
|
| genre | musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | Eleanor ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| notableAward | National Film Registry recognition for films she appeared in ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
solo specialty dance numbers in MGM musicals
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virtuosic tap dancing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born to Dance
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Broadway Melody of 1936 ⓘ Broadway Melody of 1938 ⓘ Broadway Melody of 1940 ⓘ Honolulu ⓘ Lady, Be Good ⓘ
surface form:
Lady Be Good
Rosalie ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Fred Astaire
ⓘ
George Murphy ⓘ James Stewart ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Springfield, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Beverly Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
|
| religion |
Church of Christ, Scientist
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Science
|
| residence |
Beverly Hills
ⓘ
surface form:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Glenn Ford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleanor Powell Description of subject: Eleanor Powell was an acclaimed American film and Broadway actress and dancer, celebrated especially for her virtuosic tap dancing in Hollywood musicals of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eleanor Torrey Powell