Margaret Dumont
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Margaret Dumont was an American comic actress best known as the dignified, often flustered foil to the Marx Brothers in many of their classic films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Dumont canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6069118 — 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: Margaret Dumont Context triple: [Duck Soup, starring, Margaret Dumont]
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A.
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her portrayal of the warm but no-nonsense Aunt Bee on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd was a British-born character actress who appeared in numerous American films and stage productions from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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C.
Meryl Burbank
Meryl Burbank is a central character in the film "The Truman Show," portrayed as Truman's wife who secretly works as an actress complicit in the fabricated reality surrounding his life.
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D.
Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver was an American silent film actress best known for her vivacious screen presence and her role as Roxie Hart in the 1927 film adaptation of "Chicago."
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
- 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: Margaret Dumont Target entity description: Margaret Dumont was an American comic actress best known as the dignified, often flustered foil to the Marx Brothers in many of their classic films.
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A.
Frances Bavier
Frances Bavier was an American actress best known for her portrayal of the warm but no-nonsense Aunt Bee on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd was a British-born character actress who appeared in numerous American films and stage productions from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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C.
Meryl Burbank
Meryl Burbank is a central character in the film "The Truman Show," portrayed as Truman's wife who secretly works as an actress complicit in the fabricated reality surrounding his life.
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D.
Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver was an American silent film actress best known for her vivacious screen presence and her role as Roxie Hart in the 1927 film adaptation of "Chicago."
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
MGM Marx Brothers films
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linked to:
The Marx Brothers film "A Day at the Races"
Paramount Pictures Marx Brothers films ⓘ classic Hollywood comedy films ⓘ |
| birthName | Daisy Juliette Baker ⓘ |
| characterType |
comic foil
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dignified society matron ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic straight woman in American comedy ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
screwball comedy
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slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| influencedWork | American film comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Marx Brothers film ensemble
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linked to:
Marx Brothers
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| name | Margaret Dumont ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic performances in Marx Brothers films
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portraying wealthy, often flustered dowagers ⓘ roles as dignified foil to the Marx Brothers ⓘ straight-faced reactions to Marx Brothers’ antics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Day at the Races
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A Night at the Opera ⓘ Animal Crackers ⓘ At the Circus ⓘ Duck Soup ⓘ Go West ⓘ The Big Store ⓘ The Cocoanuts ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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comedian ⓘ |
| portrayedRoleType |
opera patron
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socialite ⓘ wealthy patroness ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Chico Marx
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Groucho Marx ⓘ Harpo Marx ⓘ Zeppo Marx ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Dumont Description of subject: Margaret Dumont was an American comic actress best known as the dignified, often flustered foil to the Marx Brothers in many of their classic films.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.