Bela Lugosi Jr.
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Bela Lugosi Jr. is an American attorney and the son of legendary horror film actor Bela Lugosi, known for his legal work related to his father's legacy and likeness rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bela Lugosi Jr. canonical | 2 |
| Bela G. Lugosi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4245690 — 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: Bela Lugosi Jr. Context triple: [Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City), hasNotableBurial, Bela Lugosi Jr.]
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A.
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in early horror cinema.
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B.
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
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C.
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero was an American actor and dancer best known for his suave supporting roles in classic Hollywood films and for portraying the Joker in the 1960s Batman television series.
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D.
Victor Jory
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Vincent Price
Vincent Price was an American actor renowned for his distinctive voice and charismatic presence, particularly in classic horror films and gothic dramas.
- 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: Bela Lugosi Jr. Target entity description: Bela Lugosi Jr. is an American attorney and the son of legendary horror film actor Bela Lugosi, known for his legal work related to his father's legacy and likeness rights.
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A.
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi was a Hungarian-American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Count Dracula in early horror cinema.
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B.
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
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C.
Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero was an American actor and dancer best known for his suave supporting roles in classic Hollywood films and for portraying the Joker in the 1960s Batman television series.
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D.
Victor Jory
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Vincent Price
Vincent Price was an American actor renowned for his distinctive voice and charismatic presence, particularly in classic horror films and gothic dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
ⓘ
attorney ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | rights of heirs to deceased celebrities’ likenesses ⓘ |
| childOf |
Bela Lugosi
ⓘ
Lillian Lugosi ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | natural-born citizen of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
ⓘ
linked to:
Loyola Law School
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Lugosi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment law
ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ rights of publicity ⓘ |
| genreAssociatedWith | horror film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bela
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linked to:
Béla
|
| hasEthnicGroup | Hungarian American ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | involvement in the landmark publicity rights case Lugosi v. Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalCaseInvolved | Lugosi v. Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
entertainment industry contracts
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publicity rights ⓘ |
| name | Bela Lugosi Jr. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for performers’ postmortem publicity rights
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legal work on likeness rights of his father ⓘ legal work related to the legacy of Bela Lugosi ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Bela Lugosi ⓘ |
| notableRole | representative of the Lugosi estate in legal and licensing matters ⓘ |
| occupation | attorney ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| worksOn |
licensing of Bela Lugosi’s image and likeness
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protection of classic horror icon branding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bela Lugosi Jr. Description of subject: Bela Lugosi Jr. is an American attorney and the son of legendary horror film actor Bela Lugosi, known for his legal work related to his father's legacy and likeness rights.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States
linked to: Bela Lugosi Jr.