Osgood Perkins
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Osgood Perkins was an American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his character roles in Hollywood’s pre-Code era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osgood Perkins canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osgood Perkins Context triple: [Scarface (1932 film), starring, Osgood Perkins]
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Morrison Hershfield
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Pola Debevoise
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A. Ten Eyck Brown
A. Ten Eyck Brown was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century civic and public buildings, particularly in the southeastern United States.
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Carwood Lipton
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E.
Preston Gates & Ellis
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osgood Perkins Target entity description: Osgood Perkins was an American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his character roles in Hollywood’s pre-Code era.
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A.
Morrison Hershfield
Morrison Hershfield is a Canadian engineering firm known for providing structural and multidisciplinary engineering services on major infrastructure and building projects.
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B.
Pola Debevoise
Pola Debevoise is a glamorous, nearsighted fashion model portrayed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 romantic comedy film "How to Marry a Millionaire."
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C.
A. Ten Eyck Brown
A. Ten Eyck Brown was an American architect known for designing prominent early 20th-century civic and public buildings, particularly in the southeastern United States.
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D.
Carwood Lipton
Carwood Lipton is a real-life U.S. Army non-commissioned officer of Easy Company in World War II, best known to the public through his prominent portrayal in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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E.
Preston Gates & Ellis
Preston Gates & Ellis was a prominent Seattle-based law firm known for its work in public policy, technology, and corporate law, and for being the longtime professional home of attorney William H. Gates Sr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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pre-Code Hollywood era ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, Maine, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Anthony Perkins ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-05-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-09-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brooks School ⓘ |
| era |
Classical Hollywood cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Perkins ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName |
James Ripley Osgood
ⓘ
linked to:
James R. Osgood
|
| hasRelative |
Anthony Perkins
ⓘ
Osgood Perkins II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character roles in Hollywood films
ⓘ
pre-Code era performances ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| name | Osgood Perkins ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | gangster roles in early sound films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Animal Crackers (1930 film)
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Holiday (1930 film) ⓘ Scarface (1932 film) ⓘ Scarlet Dawn (1932 film) ⓘ The Divorcee (1930 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Divorcee (1930)
The Front Page (1931 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Front Page
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
American cinema
ⓘ
American theatre ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | West Newton, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Janet Esselstyn Rane ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
Hollywood film industry ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
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Instruction
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Subject: Osgood Perkins Description of subject: Osgood Perkins was an American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his character roles in Hollywood’s pre-Code era.
Referenced by (7)
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