Clarence Leon Brown
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Clarence Leon Brown was a prominent American film director of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his work at MGM on classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and "The Yearling."
All labels observed (1)
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| Clarence Leon Brown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4627266 — 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: Clarence Leon Brown Context triple: [Clarence Brown, fullName, Clarence Leon Brown]
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A.
Clarence Edward Smith
Clarence Edward Smith, better known as Clarence 13X or Allah, was the founder of the Five-Percent Nation and a prominent figure in mid-20th-century African American religious and cultural movements.
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B.
Clarence Rowland
Clarence Rowland was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago White Sox to the 1917 World Series championship.
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C.
Clarence Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aeronautical engineer best known for leading Lockheed's Skunk Works and creating advanced aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-104 Starfighter.
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D.
Clarence J. Brown Jr.
Clarence J. Brown Jr. was an American Republican politician from Ohio who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming a prominent figure in mid-20th-century national politics.
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E.
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown was an American Republican politician from Ohio who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Clarence Leon Brown Target entity description: Clarence Leon Brown was a prominent American film director of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his work at MGM on classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and "The Yearling."
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A.
Clarence Edward Smith
Clarence Edward Smith, better known as Clarence 13X or Allah, was the founder of the Five-Percent Nation and a prominent figure in mid-20th-century African American religious and cultural movements.
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B.
Clarence Rowland
Clarence Rowland was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago White Sox to the 1917 World Series championship.
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C.
Clarence Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aeronautical engineer best known for leading Lockheed's Skunk Works and creating advanced aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-104 Starfighter.
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D.
Clarence J. Brown Jr.
Clarence J. Brown Jr. was an American Republican politician from Ohio who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming a prominent figure in mid-20th-century national politics.
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E.
Clarence J. Brown
Clarence J. Brown was an American Republican politician from Ohio who served for decades in the U.S. House of Representatives during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1890-05-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Clinton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1987-08-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directed |
A Free Soul
NERFINISHED
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Ah, Wilderness! NERFINISHED ⓘ Anna Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ Chained (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison, the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Intruder in the Dust NERFINISHED ⓘ National Velvet NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Human Hearts NERFINISHED ⓘ Possessed (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gorgeous Hussy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rains Came NERFINISHED ⓘ The Son of Lassie NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Cliffs of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yearling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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family film ⓘ |
| givenName | Clarence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Clarence Leon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing literary adaptations
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films featuring strong female leads ⓘ work with child actors ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anna Christie
NERFINISHED
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National Velvet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yearling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| workedAt | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clarence Leon Brown Description of subject: Clarence Leon Brown was a prominent American film director of the early to mid-20th century, best known for his work at MGM on classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and "The Yearling."
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