Beatrice Lillie
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Beatrice Lillie was a celebrated Canadian-born comic actress and singer, renowned for her eccentric stage persona and sharp wit in revues, films, and Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beatrice Lillie canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7362267 — 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: Beatrice Lillie Context triple: [Thoroughly Modern Millie, starring, Beatrice Lillie]
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor was an American blues and jazz singer and actress prominent in the 1920s and 1930s, known for her recordings and performances in early African American popular music.
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C.
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was a flamboyant American stage and film actress known for her husky voice, sharp wit, and larger-than-life personality during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Lulie Swanson
Lulie Swanson was the woman who served as the sponsor for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at its launching ceremony.
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E.
Florence Dempsey
Florence Dempsey is a spirited young reporter character in the 1933 horror film "Mystery of the Wax Museum," known for her sharp wit and investigative tenacity.
- 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: Beatrice Lillie Target entity description: Beatrice Lillie was a celebrated Canadian-born comic actress and singer, renowned for her eccentric stage persona and sharp wit in revues, films, and Broadway productions.
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Eva Taylor
Eva Taylor was an American blues and jazz singer and actress prominent in the 1920s and 1930s, known for her recordings and performances in early African American popular music.
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C.
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead was a flamboyant American stage and film actress known for her husky voice, sharp wit, and larger-than-life personality during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Lulie Swanson
Lulie Swanson was the woman who served as the sponsor for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at its launching ceremony.
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E.
Florence Dempsey
Florence Dempsey is a spirited young reporter character in the 1933 horror film "Mystery of the Wax Museum," known for her sharp wit and investigative tenacity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
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actress ⓘ comedian ⓘ film actress ⓘ person ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1910s
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1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bea Lillie
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Lady Peel ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork |
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical: High Spirits
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linked to:
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
|
| birthName | Beatrice Gladys Lillie ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary's Churchyard, Henley-on-Thames ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| child |
Sir Robert Peel, 6th Baronet
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linked to:
Robert Peel, 5th Baronet
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-01-20 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Lady Peel ⓘ |
| name | Beatrice Lillie ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eccentric stage persona
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sharp wit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
High Spirits
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On Approval ⓘ Thoroughly Modern Millie ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic actress
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revue performer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
West End productions ⓘ
linked to:
West End theatres
films ⓘ stage revues ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Toronto
|
| placeOfDeath |
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
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linked to:
Henley-on-Thames
|
| spouse | Robert Peel, 5th Baronet ⓘ |
| style |
deadpan humor
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musical comedy ⓘ |
| tonyAwardYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| workedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
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