Warner Baxter
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Warner Baxter was an American film actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the 1928 film "In Old Arizona" and for his roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas and crime films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warner Baxter canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4863916 — 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: Warner Baxter Context triple: [Janet Gaynor, coStarredWith, Warner Baxter]
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A.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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B.
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in film, radio, and television from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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C.
Warner Oland
Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
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D.
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery was an American actor best known for his gruff yet often lovable screen persona and his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "The Champ" (1931).
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E.
Arthur Coburn
Arthur Coburn is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the action-comedy classic "Beverly Hills 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: Warner Baxter Target entity description: Warner Baxter was an American film actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the 1928 film "In Old Arizona" and for his roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas and crime films.
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A.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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B.
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in film, radio, and television from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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C.
Warner Oland
Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
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D.
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery was an American actor best known for his gruff yet often lovable screen persona and his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "The Champ" (1931).
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E.
Arthur Coburn
Arthur Coburn is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the action-comedy classic "Beverly Hills Cop."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early sound film era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-05-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
roles in crime films
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roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | Warner Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
42nd Street
NERFINISHED
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Adam Had Four Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ Crime Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case NERFINISHED ⓘ In Old Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidnapped NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cisco Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prisoner of Shark Island NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| performedIn |
42nd Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crime Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case NERFINISHED ⓘ In Old Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cisco Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prisoner of Shark Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbus, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Beverly Hills, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Winifred Bryson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1910s–1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Warner Baxter Description of subject: Warner Baxter was an American film actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the 1928 film "In Old Arizona" and for his roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas and crime films.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Great Gatsby (1926 film)
subject surface form:
Lady in the Dark (1944 film)