Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon
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Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon was an acclaimed American actress and dancer best known as a Broadway musical star and four-time Tony Award winner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479422 — 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)
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Target entity: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon Context triple: [Gwen Verdon, birthName, Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon]
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A.
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in "Meet the Parents" and numerous Broadway productions.
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B.
Marcia Cavell
Marcia Cavell is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for her work on the philosophy of mind, Freud, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and analytic philosophy.
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C.
Nancy Olson
Nancy Olson is an American actress best known for her Academy Award–nominated role in the classic film "Sunset Boulevard."
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D.
Jayne Meadows
Jayne Meadows was an American actress and television personality known for her work in film, stage, and early television, as well as for her frequent game show appearances.
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E.
Catherine Hicks
Catherine Hicks is an American actress best known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running television series "7th Heaven."
- 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: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon Target entity description: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon was an acclaimed American actress and dancer best known as a Broadway musical star and four-time Tony Award winner.
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A.
Blythe Danner
Blythe Danner is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater, including roles in "Meet the Parents" and numerous Broadway productions.
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B.
Marcia Cavell
Marcia Cavell is an American philosopher and psychoanalyst known for her work on the philosophy of mind, Freud, and the intersections between psychoanalysis and analytic philosophy.
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C.
Nancy Olson
Nancy Olson is an American actress best known for her Academy Award–nominated role in the classic film "Sunset Boulevard."
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D.
Jayne Meadows
Jayne Meadows was an American actress and television personality known for her work in film, stage, and early television, as well as for her frequent game show appearances.
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E.
Catherine Hicks
Catherine Hicks is an American actress best known for her role as Annie Camden on the long-running television series "7th Heaven."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
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Tony Award winner ⓘ actress ⓘ dancer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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surface form:
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
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| birthName | Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Nicole Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-10-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Verdon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
dance
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musical theatre ⓘ performing arts ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Gwyneth ⓘ |
| name | Gwen Verdon ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | film adaptation of Damn Yankees (1958) ⓘ |
| notableAward | four Tony Awards ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity
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Lola in Damn Yankees ⓘ Roxie Hart in Chicago ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chicago
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Damn Yankees ⓘ New Girl in Town ⓘ Redhead ⓘ Sweet Charity ⓘ |
| numberOfTonyAwards | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Culver City
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surface form:
Culver City, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Woodstock, Vermont, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic (raised) ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bob Fosse
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James Henaghan ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bob Fosse
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Chita Rivera ⓘ Harold Prince ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon Description of subject: Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon was an acclaimed American actress and dancer best known as a Broadway musical star and four-time Tony Award winner.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gwen Verdon