Jerry Lester
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Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerry Lester canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3032338 — 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: Jerry Lester Context triple: [Broadway Open House, presenter, Jerry Lester]
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A.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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B.
Lew Fields
Lew Fields was an American vaudeville comedian, actor, and theatrical producer best known as half of the comedy duo Weber and Fields and later for his character roles in Broadway and early Hollywood films.
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C.
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke is a 2013 documentary film chronicling the rise and unfulfilled NBA dreams of high school basketball phenom Lenny Cooke, co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.
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D.
Lester Germer
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
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E.
Marvin Andrews
Marvin Andrews is a Trinidad and Tobago former central defender best known for his powerful, committed performances in Scottish football, particularly with clubs like Livingston and Rangers.
- 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: Jerry Lester Target entity description: Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.
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A.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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B.
Lew Fields
Lew Fields was an American vaudeville comedian, actor, and theatrical producer best known as half of the comedy duo Weber and Fields and later for his character roles in Broadway and early Hollywood films.
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C.
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke is a 2013 documentary film chronicling the rise and unfulfilled NBA dreams of high school basketball phenom Lenny Cooke, co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.
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D.
Lester Germer
Lester Germer was an American physicist best known for the Davisson–Germer experiment, which provided key evidence for the wave nature of electrons and helped confirm quantum mechanics.
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E.
Marvin Andrews
Marvin Andrews is a Trinidad and Tobago former central defender best known for his powerful, committed performances in Scottish football, particularly with clubs like Livingston and Rangers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-02-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-03-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
DuMont Television Network
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Lester ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
stand-up comedy
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television ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
live performance
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| name | Jerry Lester self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early late-night television
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hosting one of the first network late-night variety shows in the United States ⓘ pioneering late-night TV format in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Broadway Open House
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Cavalcade of Stars ⓘ Pantomime Quiz ⓘ The Faye Emerson Show ⓘ
surface form:
The Jerry Lester Show
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Television ⓘ |
| performedIn |
nightclubs
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Miami, Florida, United States
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surface form:
Miami, Florida, United States of America
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| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Miami, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Miami, Florida, United States of America
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Betty Hutton
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Marion Hutton ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cathy Lewis
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Martha Raye ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Lester Description of subject: Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.