Josephine Crowell
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Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress of the silent film era, known for her frequent collaborations with director D. W. Griffith and appearances in numerous early Hollywood productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josephine Crowell canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2305337 — 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: Josephine Crowell Context triple: [Stella Maris (1918 film), castMember, Josephine Crowell]
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Enid A. Haupt
Enid A. Haupt was an American publisher and philanthropist renowned for her generous support of horticulture and the arts, particularly through major gifts to public gardens and cultural institutions.
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C.
Frances H. Townes
Frances H. Townes was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles Hard Townes and a partner in his scientific and personal life, known for her support of his career and their shared involvement in academic and community activities.
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D.
Elsie Clews Parsons
Elsie Clews Parsons was an influential American anthropologist and folklorist known for her pioneering work on Native American and African American cultures and for advancing feminist and progressive social ideas in the early 20th century.
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E.
Marie Reimer
Marie Reimer was the wife of renowned German classical scholar and historian Theodor Mommsen.
- 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: Josephine Crowell Target entity description: Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress of the silent film era, known for her frequent collaborations with director D. W. Griffith and appearances in numerous early Hollywood productions.
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Enid A. Haupt
Enid A. Haupt was an American publisher and philanthropist renowned for her generous support of horticulture and the arts, particularly through major gifts to public gardens and cultural institutions.
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C.
Frances H. Townes
Frances H. Townes was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Charles Hard Townes and a partner in his scientific and personal life, known for her support of his career and their shared involvement in academic and community activities.
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D.
Elsie Clews Parsons
Elsie Clews Parsons was an influential American anthropologist and folklorist known for her pioneering work on Native American and African American cultures and for advancing feminist and progressive social ideas in the early 20th century.
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E.
Marie Reimer
Marie Reimer was the wife of renowned German classical scholar and historian Theodor Mommsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actress
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film actress ⓘ person ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | silent film era ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1859-01-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1932-07-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
Biograph Company
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Griffith’s production units ⓘ |
| era | early Hollywood ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Josephine Crowell self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in early Hollywood productions
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frequent collaborations with D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hearts of the World
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Intolerance ⓘ Orphans of the Storm ⓘ The Birth of a Nation ⓘ Way Down East ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amityville, New York, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| workedWith | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josephine Crowell Description of subject: Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress of the silent film era, known for her frequent collaborations with director D. W. Griffith and appearances in numerous early Hollywood productions.
Referenced by (6)
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