Freda Josephine McDonald
E283033
French Resistance member
actress
cabaret performer
civil rights activist
dancer
entertainer
human
singer
spy
Freda Josephine McDonald, better known as Josephine Baker, was an American-born French entertainer, Resistance agent, and civil rights activist renowned for her groundbreaking performances and iconic status in 20th-century popular culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freda Josephine McDonald canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2565196 — 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: Freda Josephine McDonald Context triple: [Josephine Baker, fullName, Freda Josephine McDonald]
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A.
Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques was a British comic actress best known for her roles in the "Carry On" film series and her work on radio and television comedy in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell was an American stage and silent film actress known for her intense dramatic roles during the early 20th century.
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C.
Freda Miller
Freda Miller is known primarily as the former spouse of American television and radio host Larry King.
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D.
Joy Morton
Joy Morton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Morton Salt Company and a major advocate for tree conservation and public arboreta.
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E.
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Audrey Kathleen Ruston, better known as Audrey Hepburn, was a British actress and humanitarian celebrated as a timeless film and fashion icon of the 20th century.
- 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: Freda Josephine McDonald Target entity description: Freda Josephine McDonald, better known as Josephine Baker, was an American-born French entertainer, Resistance agent, and civil rights activist renowned for her groundbreaking performances and iconic status in 20th-century popular culture.
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A.
Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques was a British comic actress best known for her roles in the "Carry On" film series and her work on radio and television comedy in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell was an American stage and silent film actress known for her intense dramatic roles during the early 20th century.
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C.
Freda Miller
Freda Miller is known primarily as the former spouse of American television and radio host Larry King.
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D.
Joy Morton
Joy Morton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Morton Salt Company and a major advocate for tree conservation and public arboreta.
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E.
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Audrey Kathleen Ruston, better known as Audrey Hepburn, was a British actress and humanitarian celebrated as a timeless film and fashion icon of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Resistance member
ⓘ
actress ⓘ cabaret performer ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ dancer ⓘ entertainer ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| adoptedChildren | Rainbow Tribe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Josephine Baker
ⓘ
La Baker ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
Médaille de la Résistance ⓘ
surface form:
Resistance Medal (France)
|
| birthName | Freda Josephine McDonald self-link ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Monaco Cemetery, Monaco ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-04-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honor | Pantheonization in Paris ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| notableFor |
banana skirt dance at the Folies Bergère
ⓘ
being one of the first Black women to star in a major motion picture ⓘ breaking racial barriers in entertainment ⓘ supporting the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
J’ai deux amours
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La Folie du Jour ⓘ Princesse Tam-Tam ⓘ Revue Nègre ⓘ Zouzou ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 12 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ dancer ⓘ music hall performer ⓘ resistance agent ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
French Resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
French Resistance during World War II
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Casino de Paris
ⓘ
Folies Bergère ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| residence |
Château des Milandes, Dordogne, France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| spouse |
Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
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Jean Lion ⓘ Jo Bouillon ⓘ William Howard Baker ⓘ Willie Wells ⓘ |
| yearOfPantheonization | 2021 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Freda Josephine McDonald Description of subject: Freda Josephine McDonald, better known as Josephine Baker, was an American-born French entertainer, Resistance agent, and civil rights activist renowned for her groundbreaking performances and iconic status in 20th-century popular culture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Josephine Baker