Bruce Lester
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Bruce Lester was a British actor known for his supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bruce Lester canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514958 — 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: Bruce Lester Context triple: [The Letter (1940 film), starring, Bruce Lester]
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A.
Jerry Lester
Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.
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B.
Mark L. Lester
Mark L. Lester is an American film director and producer best known for his work on 1980s action and genre films, including the cult classic "Commando."
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C.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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D.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
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E.
Roger Stevens
Roger Stevens was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat who notably served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
- 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: Bruce Lester Target entity description: Bruce Lester was a British actor known for his supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Jerry Lester
Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.
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B.
Mark L. Lester
Mark L. Lester is an American film director and producer best known for his work on 1980s action and genre films, including the cult classic "Commando."
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C.
Lester Crown
Lester Crown is an American industrialist, investor, and philanthropist, best known as a leading member of Chicago’s influential Crown family and a longtime figure in the aerospace and defense industry.
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D.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
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E.
Roger Stevens
Roger Stevens was a prominent British civil servant and diplomat who notably served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| birthName | Bruce Somerset Lister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-06-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | Bruce Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man Hunt (1941 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Miniver NERFINISHED ⓘ Pride and Prejudice (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Random Harvest (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Dictator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Letter (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mask of Dimitrios NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suspect (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Mrs. Carrolls NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Cliffs of Dover (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Jane Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American cinema
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British cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bruce Lester Description of subject: Bruce Lester was a British actor known for his supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Letter (1940 film)