Una Merkel
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Una Merkel was an American stage and film actress best known for her sharp comic timing and memorable supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Una Merkel canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514722 — 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: Una Merkel Context triple: [Destry Rides Again, starring, Una Merkel]
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A.
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and became one of the most influential leaders in Europe and the world.
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B.
Max Merkel
Max Merkel was a prominent Austrian football manager known for leading several European clubs to success in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Hannelore Kohl
Hannelore Kohl was a German translator and the longtime wife of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, known for her public role during his tenure and her later struggles with a debilitating light allergy.
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D.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician and diplomat who has served as the President of Germany since 2017 and was previously the country’s foreign minister.
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E.
Barbara Genscher
Barbara Genscher is best known as the wife of longtime German foreign minister and statesman Hans-Dietrich Genscher.
- 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: Una Merkel Target entity description: Una Merkel was an American stage and film actress best known for her sharp comic timing and memorable supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and became one of the most influential leaders in Europe and the world.
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B.
Max Merkel
Max Merkel was a prominent Austrian football manager known for leading several European clubs to success in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Hannelore Kohl
Hannelore Kohl was a German translator and the longtime wife of former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, known for her public role during his tenure and her later struggles with a debilitating light allergy.
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D.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician and diplomat who has served as the President of Germany since 2017 and was previously the country’s foreign minister.
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E.
Barbara Genscher
Barbara Genscher is best known as the wife of longtime German foreign minister and statesman Hans-Dietrich Genscher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-01-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0580503 ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaArticle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Merkel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
sharp comic timing
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supporting roles in 1930s Hollywood films ⓘ supporting roles in 1940s Hollywood films ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1947 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1932 ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Lily in The Bank Dick
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Molly in Destry Rides Again ⓘ Phoebe in The Parent Trap (1961 film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
42nd Street
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Abraham Lincoln (1930 film) ⓘ Destry Rides Again ⓘ Honky Tonk (1941 film) ⓘ Riffraff (1936 film) ⓘ Summer and Smoke (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Summer and Smoke
The Bank Dick ⓘ The Maltese Falcon (1931 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Maltese Falcon
The Merry Widow (1934 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Merry Widow (1934)
The Parent Trap (1961 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Parent Trap
|
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
Hollywood films ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Covington, Kentucky, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Covington, Kentucky
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Ronald L. Burla ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Una Merkel Description of subject: Una Merkel was an American stage and film actress best known for her sharp comic timing and memorable supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.