Edward Cantor
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Edward Cantor is better known as Eddie Cantor, a popular early 20th-century American entertainer famed for his work in vaudeville, radio, film, and Broadway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Cantor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5056777 — 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: Edward Cantor Context triple: [Eddie Cantor, alsoKnownAs, Edward Cantor]
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A.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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B.
Charles Castaldi
Charles Castaldi is a film producer best known for his work on the music documentary "Soul Men."
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C.
James Loeb
James Loeb was an American banker, philanthropist, and classical scholar best known for endowing the influential Loeb Classical Library series of Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
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D.
Charles Kenyon
Charles Kenyon was an American screenwriter active in early Hollywood, known for adapting literary works and contributing to numerous films during the 1920s and 1930s.
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E.
Herschel Weingrod
Herschel Weingrod is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular 1980s and 1990s comedies such as "Trading Places," "Twins," and "Kindergarten Cop."
- 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: Edward Cantor Target entity description: Edward Cantor is better known as Eddie Cantor, a popular early 20th-century American entertainer famed for his work in vaudeville, radio, film, and Broadway.
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A.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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B.
Charles Castaldi
Charles Castaldi is a film producer best known for his work on the music documentary "Soul Men."
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C.
James Loeb
James Loeb was an American banker, philanthropist, and classical scholar best known for endowing the influential Loeb Classical Library series of Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
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D.
Charles Kenyon
Charles Kenyon was an American screenwriter active in early Hollywood, known for adapting literary works and contributing to numerous films during the 1920s and 1930s.
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E.
Herschel Weingrod
Herschel Weingrod is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing popular 1980s and 1990s comedies such as "Trading Places," "Twins," and "Kindergarten Cop."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American entertainer
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Broadway performer ⓘ comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | March of Dimes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edward Cantor
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“Banjo Eyes” ⓘ
linked to:
Banjo Eyes
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| birthName |
Edward Israel Iskowitz
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linked to:
Israel Iskowitz
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| burialPlace |
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
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linked to:
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
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| causeSupported | fight against polio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-10-10 ⓘ |
| employer | Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical comedy ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| hasIMDBId | nm0134539 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American radio comedy
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variety television format ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| movement |
Golden Age of Radio
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early American sound film era ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
major Broadway musical comedy star
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major star of early talking motion pictures ⓘ one of the most popular American entertainers of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ pioneer of radio variety shows ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | large expressive eyes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
book “As I Remember Them”
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book “My Life Is in Your Hands” ⓘ book “Take My Life” ⓘ book “Ziegfeld: The Great Glorifier” ⓘ song “Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider” (as performer) ⓘ song “If You Knew Susie” ⓘ song “Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me” (as performer) ⓘ song “Makin’ Whoopee” ⓘ
linked to:
Makin’ Whoopee
song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” (as performer) ⓘ
linked to:
Yes! We Have No Bananas
“Kid Boots” ⓘ
linked to:
Kid Boots
“Palmy Days” ⓘ
linked to:
Palmy Days
“Roman Scandals” ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Scandals
“The Chase and Sanborn Hour” ⓘ
linked to:
The Chase and Sanborn Hour
“The Eddie Cantor Show” ⓘ
linked to:
The Eddie Cantor Show
“Whoopee!” ⓘ
linked to:
Whoopee!
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| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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comedian ⓘ entertainer ⓘ film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| performedIn | Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Beverly Hills, California
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linked to:
Beverly Hills
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ida Tobias Cantor
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linked to:
Ida Tobias
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Cantor Description of subject: Edward Cantor is better known as Eddie Cantor, a popular early 20th-century American entertainer famed for his work in vaudeville, radio, film, and Broadway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Edward Cantor