Dorothy Arzner
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Dorothy Arzner was a pioneering American film director and editor of early Hollywood, notable as one of the few prominent female directors working in the studio system during the 1920s and 1930s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Arzner canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7498286 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorothy Arzner Context triple: [The Wolf Song, hasEditor, Dorothy Arzner]
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A.
Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett was an American film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, including notable film noir and adventure titles.
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B.
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane was an American film actress best known as one of the Lane Sisters and for her roles in popular 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films.
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C.
Annie Reed
Annie Reed is a romantic, introspective journalist who becomes captivated by a widower she hears on the radio in the film "Sleepless in Seattle."
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D.
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was a pioneering French filmmaker and one of the first female directors and producers in cinema history, known for her innovative narrative and technical contributions to early film.
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E.
Lili Fini Zanuck
Lili Fini Zanuck is an American film producer and director best known for her Academy Award–winning work on the 1989 film "Driving Miss Daisy."
- 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: Dorothy Arzner Target entity description: Dorothy Arzner was a pioneering American film director and editor of early Hollywood, notable as one of the few prominent female directors working in the studio system during the 1920s and 1930s.
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A.
Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett was an American film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, including notable film noir and adventure titles.
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B.
Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane was an American film actress best known as one of the Lane Sisters and for her roles in popular 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films.
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C.
Annie Reed
Annie Reed is a romantic, introspective journalist who becomes captivated by a widower she hears on the radio in the film "Sleepless in Seattle."
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D.
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-Blaché was a pioneering French filmmaker and one of the first female directors and producers in cinema history, known for her innovative narrative and technical contributions to early film.
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E.
Lili Fini Zanuck
Lili Fini Zanuck is an American film producer and director best known for her Academy Award–winning work on the 1989 film "Driving Miss Daisy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film editor ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer in cinema ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-10-01 ⓘ |
| directed |
Anybody’s Woman
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig’s Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance, Girl, Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Fashions for Women NERFINISHED ⓘ First Comes Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ Get Your Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Honor Among Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Working Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| edited |
Blood and Sand (1922 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Covered Wagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Pictures
NERFINISHED
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MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Arzner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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sound film direction ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorothy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent |
Francis Ford Coppola
NERFINISHED
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Ida Lupino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dorothy Arzner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the few prominent female directors in early Hollywood studio system
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directing early sound films ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film editor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| partner | Marion Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Quinta, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| taughtAt | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Dorothy Arzner Description of subject: Dorothy Arzner was a pioneering American film director and editor of early Hollywood, notable as one of the few prominent female directors working in the studio system during the 1920s and 1930s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States
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