Frank Currier
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Frank Currier was an American character actor and director of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Currier canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3664516 — 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: Frank Currier Context triple: [The Red Lily (1924 film), starredActor, Frank Currier]
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A.
Maynard Dixon
Maynard Dixon was an American artist best known for his modernist, atmospheric paintings of the American West and its landscapes, Native peoples, and working-class life.
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B.
W. S. Van Dyke
W. S. Van Dyke was an American film director of Hollywood’s classic era, best known for his efficient, fast-paced filmmaking on hits like The Thin Man series and San Francisco.
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C.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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D.
John White Alexander
John White Alexander was an American portrait and mural painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his elegant, flowing style and contributions to major public and institutional buildings.
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E.
Olin Levi Warner
Olin Levi Warner was a prominent 19th-century American sculptor known for his portrait busts, reliefs, and architectural sculpture on major public buildings.
- 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: Frank Currier Target entity description: Frank Currier was an American character actor and director of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood productions.
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A.
Maynard Dixon
Maynard Dixon was an American artist best known for his modernist, atmospheric paintings of the American West and its landscapes, Native peoples, and working-class life.
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B.
W. S. Van Dyke
W. S. Van Dyke was an American film director of Hollywood’s classic era, best known for his efficient, fast-paced filmmaking on hits like The Thin Man series and San Francisco.
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C.
Everett Shinn
Everett Shinn was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and theatrical scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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D.
John White Alexander
John White Alexander was an American portrait and mural painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his elegant, flowing style and contributions to major public and institutional buildings.
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E.
Olin Levi Warner
Olin Levi Warner was a prominent 19th-century American sculptor known for his portrait busts, reliefs, and architectural sculpture on major public buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | silent film era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Currier ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
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theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character roles in silent films
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supporting roles in early Hollywood productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Frank Currier self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel)
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surface form:
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Rome ⓘ
surface form:
The Eternal City
The Garden of Allah (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
The Garden of Allah
The Prisoner of Zenda ⓘ The Red Mill ⓘ The Unchastened Woman ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film director ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| performerIn | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Currier Description of subject: Frank Currier was an American character actor and director of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood productions.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.