Dooley Wilson
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Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dooley Wilson canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379703 — 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: Dooley Wilson Context triple: [Casablanca, starring, Dooley Wilson]
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A.
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner was an influential American jazz pianist and composer, best known for his distinctive, swinging style and his widely recorded standard "Misty."
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B.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
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C.
Charlie Kelly
Charlie Kelly is a dim-witted yet oddly resourceful janitor and co-owner of Paddy’s Pub on the sitcom "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his chaotic behavior and bizarre schemes.
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D.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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E.
Count Basie
Count Basie was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most influential big bands in jazz history.
- 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: Dooley Wilson Target entity description: Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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A.
Erroll Garner
Erroll Garner was an influential American jazz pianist and composer, best known for his distinctive, swinging style and his widely recorded standard "Misty."
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B.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
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C.
Charlie Kelly
Charlie Kelly is a dim-witted yet oddly resourceful janitor and co-owner of Paddy’s Pub on the sitcom "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his chaotic behavior and bizarre schemes.
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D.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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E.
Count Basie
Count Basie was a pioneering American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most influential big bands in jazz history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1953 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | circa 1908 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Cabin in the Sky
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Casablanca ⓘ Knock on Any Door ⓘ Stormy Weather ⓘ Syncopation ⓘ Two Tickets to London ⓘ |
| birthName | Arthur Wilson ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
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surface form:
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1953-05-30 ⓘ |
| employer |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Wilson ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Dooley ⓘ |
| notableFor | performing the song "As Time Goes By" in Casablanca ⓘ |
| notableRole | Sam in Casablanca ⓘ |
| notableWork | Casablanca ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performed | As Time Goes By ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tyler, Texas
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surface form:
Tyler, Texas, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| portrayed |
pianist
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singer characters ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dooley Wilson Description of subject: Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
subject surface form:
Dooley Wilson