Ruth Dennis
E453459
Ruth Dennis, better known as Ruth St. Denis, was a pioneering American modern dance artist and co-founder of the Denishawn School, influential in shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth Dennis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567441 — 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: Ruth Dennis Context triple: [Ruth St. Denis, birthName, Ruth Dennis]
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A.
Alyce Mayo
Alyce Mayo is an American actress and former wife of acclaimed actor Peter Falk.
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B.
Marguerite Roberts
Marguerite Roberts was a prominent American screenwriter known for her sharp dialogue and work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including the classic Western "True Grit."
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C.
Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson was an American stage and film actress known for her work with the Group Theatre and roles in classic mid-20th-century films.
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D.
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush is an American actress best known for her work in mid-20th-century film and television, including prominent roles in dramas and science fiction classics.
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E.
Ruth Dalton
Ruth Dalton was a British Labour Party politician who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland in 1929, becoming one of the early female MPs in the UK.
- 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: Ruth Dennis Target entity description: Ruth Dennis, better known as Ruth St. Denis, was a pioneering American modern dance artist and co-founder of the Denishawn School, influential in shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
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A.
Alyce Mayo
Alyce Mayo is an American actress and former wife of acclaimed actor Peter Falk.
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B.
Marguerite Roberts
Marguerite Roberts was a prominent American screenwriter known for her sharp dialogue and work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including the classic Western "True Grit."
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C.
Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson was an American stage and film actress known for her work with the Group Theatre and roles in classic mid-20th-century films.
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D.
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush is an American actress best known for her work in mid-20th-century film and television, including prominent roles in dramas and science fiction classics.
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E.
Ruth Dalton
Ruth Dalton was a British Labour Party politician who briefly served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland in 1929, becoming one of the early female MPs in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ dance educator ⓘ human ⓘ modern dancer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ruth St. Denis ⓘ |
| birthName | Ruth Dennis ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts
ⓘ
linked to:
Denishawn
|
| coFoundedWith | Ted Shawn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1879-01-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-07-21 ⓘ |
| familyName | Dennis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
ⓘ
dance ⓘ dance education ⓘ |
| founded |
Denishawn dance company
ⓘ
linked to:
Denishawn
|
| genre | theatrical dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruth ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Weidman
ⓘ
Doris Humphrey ⓘ Louise Brooks ⓘ Martha Graham ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern religions
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Orientalist imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating spiritual and Orientalist themes into dance
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pioneering American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Incense
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Radha ⓘ The Nautch ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ producer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Ted Shawn ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts
ⓘ
linked to:
Denishawn
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruth Dennis Description of subject: Ruth Dennis, better known as Ruth St. Denis, was a pioneering American modern dance artist and co-founder of the Denishawn School, influential in shaping early 20th-century modern dance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Ruth Dennis