Kay Walsh
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Kay Walsh was a British actress and dancer known for her versatile performances in mid-20th-century cinema and her collaborations with prominent directors like David Lean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kay Walsh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609624 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kay Walsh Context triple: [The Horse’s Mouth, starring, Kay Walsh]
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A.
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter is an American character actor known for his quirky, offbeat supporting roles in films such as "Repo Man," "Batman" (1989), and numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme.
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B.
Kay Medford
Kay Medford was an American stage and screen actress best known for her Tony- and Oscar-nominated portrayal of Fanny Brice’s mother in the musical and film "Funny Girl."
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C.
Pat Hughes
Pat Hughes is a longtime American sportscaster best known as the radio play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs.
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D.
Britt Walford
Britt Walford is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the influential indie rock band Slint and for his work with various alternative rock acts.
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E.
Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston was an American silent film actress best known for her role opposite Douglas Fairbanks in the classic 1924 fantasy film "The Thief of Bagdad."
- 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: Kay Walsh Target entity description: Kay Walsh was a British actress and dancer known for her versatile performances in mid-20th-century cinema and her collaborations with prominent directors like David Lean.
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A.
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter is an American character actor known for his quirky, offbeat supporting roles in films such as "Repo Man," "Batman" (1989), and numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme.
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B.
Kay Medford
Kay Medford was an American stage and screen actress best known for her Tony- and Oscar-nominated portrayal of Fanny Brice’s mother in the musical and film "Funny Girl."
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C.
Pat Hughes
Pat Hughes is a longtime American sportscaster best known as the radio play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs.
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D.
Britt Walford
Britt Walford is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the influential indie rock band Slint and for his work with various alternative rock acts.
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E.
Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston was an American silent film actress best known for her role opposite Douglas Fairbanks in the classic 1924 fantasy film "The Thief of Bagdad."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dancer
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | Kathleen Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from a fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-04-16 ⓘ |
| endTime (spouse: David Lean) | 1949 ⓘ |
| familyName | Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Kathleen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Kay Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with director David Lean
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versatile performances in mid-20th-century British cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Great Expectations (1946 film)
NERFINISHED
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In Which We Serve NERFINISHED ⓘ Lease of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Twist (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrooge (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Tartu NERFINISHED ⓘ The Alphabet Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Lamp NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cockleshell Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horsemasters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse’s Mouth (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magnet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prince and the Pauper (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen of Spades (1949 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Small Back Room NERFINISHED ⓘ This Happy Breed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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dancer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chelsea, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime (spouse: David Lean) | 1940 ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Great Expectations (1946 film)
NERFINISHED
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In Which We Serve NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Twist (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrooge (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Lamp NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cockleshell Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse’s Mouth (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen of Spades (1949 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Small Back Room NERFINISHED ⓘ This Happy Breed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kay Walsh Description of subject: Kay Walsh was a British actress and dancer known for her versatile performances in mid-20th-century cinema and her collaborations with prominent directors like David Lean.
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