Leslie Arliss
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Leslie Arliss was a British film director and screenwriter best known for his popular 1940s melodramas and costume dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leslie Arliss canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4658009 — 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: Leslie Arliss Context triple: [Gainsborough Pictures, associatedWithDirector, Leslie Arliss]
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A.
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English stage and film actor of the early 20th century, best known for his sophisticated character roles and for winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for "Disraeli" (1929).
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B.
Colin Clive
Colin Clive was a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the classic 1930s horror films "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein."
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C.
George Brent
George Brent was an Irish-American leading man of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood cinema, known for his suave screen presence opposite stars like Bette Davis.
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D.
Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding was a British film and stage actor best known for his roles in 1940s–1950s British cinema and for his high-profile marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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E.
Richard Todd
Richard Todd was an Irish-born British actor best known for his roles in classic war films such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Longest Day."
- 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: Leslie Arliss Target entity description: Leslie Arliss was a British film director and screenwriter best known for his popular 1940s melodramas and costume dramas.
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A.
George Arliss
George Arliss was an English stage and film actor of the early 20th century, best known for his sophisticated character roles and for winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for "Disraeli" (1929).
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B.
Colin Clive
Colin Clive was a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the classic 1930s horror films "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein."
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C.
George Brent
George Brent was an Irish-American leading man of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood cinema, known for his suave screen presence opposite stars like Bette Davis.
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D.
Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding was a British film and stage actor best known for his roles in 1940s–1950s British cinema and for his high-profile marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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E.
Richard Todd
Richard Todd was an Irish-born British actor best known for his roles in classic war films such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Longest Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-03-18 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Man About the House
NERFINISHED
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Dear Murderer NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Story (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl in the News NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night Has Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wicked Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Gainsborough Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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screenwriting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
costume drama
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melodrama ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1940s costume dramas
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1940s melodramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Love Story (1944 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Man in Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night Has Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wicked Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Peggy Arliss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | British film industry ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
The Man in Grey
NERFINISHED
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The Night Has Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wicked Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leslie Arliss Description of subject: Leslie Arliss was a British film director and screenwriter best known for his popular 1940s melodramas and costume dramas.
Referenced by (3)
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