Gail Patrick
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Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gail Patrick canonical | 5 |
| Gail Patrick Jackson | 1 |
| Gail Patrick White | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546504 — 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: Gail Patrick Context triple: [Carefree, hasCastMember, Gail Patrick]
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A.
Maureen Monaghan
Maureen Monaghan is the mother of English actor Dominic Monaghan, known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and the television series "Lost."
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B.
Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton was the pen name of 19th-century American author and essayist Mary Abigail Dodge, known for her sharp social commentary and advocacy for women's rights.
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C.
Linda Nolan
Linda Nolan is an Irish-born singer and television personality best known as a member of the pop group The Nolans.
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D.
Mary McCleary
Mary McCleary is best known as the wife of famed American automobile executive Lee Iacocca.
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E.
Gail Gregg
Gail Gregg is an American artist and journalist known for her work in visual arts and for her connection to the prominent Sulzberger publishing family.
- 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: Gail Patrick Target entity description: Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
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A.
Maureen Monaghan
Maureen Monaghan is the mother of English actor Dominic Monaghan, known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and the television series "Lost."
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B.
Gail Hamilton
Gail Hamilton was the pen name of 19th-century American author and essayist Mary Abigail Dodge, known for her sharp social commentary and advocacy for women's rights.
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C.
Linda Nolan
Linda Nolan is an Irish-born singer and television personality best known as a member of the pop group The Nolans.
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D.
Mary McCleary
Mary McCleary is best known as the wife of famed American automobile executive Lee Iacocca.
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E.
Gail Gregg
Gail Gregg is an American artist and journalist known for her work in visual arts and for her connection to the prominent Sulzberger publishing family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
American television producer ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Gail Patrick
ⓘ
surface form:
Gail Patrick Jackson
Gail Patrick ⓘ
surface form:
Gail Patrick White
|
| birthName | Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-06-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-07-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Howard College
ⓘ
University of Alabama School of Law ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| height | 5 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| knownFor |
sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s Hollywood films
ⓘ
sophisticated supporting roles in 1940s Hollywood films ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Gail Patrick self-link ⓘ |
| notableAward | Primetime Emmy Award nomination (as producer of Perry Mason) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Love Crazy (1941 film)
ⓘ
My Favorite Wife ⓘ
surface form:
My Favorite Wife (1940 film)
My Man Godfrey ⓘ
surface form:
My Man Godfrey (1936 film)
Perry Mason ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason (TV series)
Stage Door ⓘ
surface form:
Stage Door (1937 film)
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940 film) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| portrayedCharacter |
Cornelia Bullock in My Man Godfrey
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Julia in My Favorite Wife ⓘ Linda in Love Crazy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
executive producer of Perry Mason (TV series)
ⓘ
vice president of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Arnold Dean White
ⓘ
Robert H. Cobb ⓘ Thomas Cornwell Jackson ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1932–1948 (film)
ⓘ
1957–1966 (television production) ⓘ |
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: Gail Patrick Description of subject: Gail Patrick was an American actress and later television producer, best known for her sophisticated supporting roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films and for producing the "Perry Mason" TV series.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gail Patrick Jackson
this entity surface form:
Gail Patrick White