Jack Smith
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Jack Smith was an influential American underground filmmaker and performance artist, best known for his avant-garde 1960s films like "Flaming Creatures" that helped shape experimental cinema and queer aesthetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Smith canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8075009 — 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: Jack Smith Context triple: [Mario Montez, workedWith, Jack Smith]
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A.
Jack Smith
Jack Smith is a person known primarily as a relative of Stan Smith, though no widely recognized public information specifically distinguishes him.
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B.
Art Smith
Art Smith is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur best known for his Southern-inspired cuisine and for serving as a personal chef to high-profile clients, including Oprah Winfrey.
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C.
Art Smith
Art Smith was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic film noir and drama during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith is an American soccer coach best known for his long tenure leading the Santa Clara University women's soccer program.
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E.
Bob Smith
Bob Smith was the biological father of Gladys Love Presley, making him the maternal grandfather of Elvis Presley.
- 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: Jack Smith Target entity description: Jack Smith was an influential American underground filmmaker and performance artist, best known for his avant-garde 1960s films like "Flaming Creatures" that helped shape experimental cinema and queer aesthetics.
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A.
Jack Smith
Jack Smith is a person known primarily as a relative of Stan Smith, though no widely recognized public information specifically distinguishes him.
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B.
Art Smith
Art Smith is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur best known for his Southern-inspired cuisine and for serving as a personal chef to high-profile clients, including Oprah Winfrey.
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C.
Art Smith
Art Smith was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic film noir and drama during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith is an American soccer coach best known for his long tenure leading the Santa Clara University women's soccer program.
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E.
Bob Smith
Bob Smith was the biological father of Gladys Love Presley, making him the maternal grandfather of Elvis Presley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde artist
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filmmaker ⓘ performance artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1960s American underground film scene ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWork |
Flaming Creatures
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No President ⓘ Normal Love ⓘ Scotch Tape ⓘ
linked to:
Scotch tape
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| dateOfBirth | 1932-11-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-09-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fullName | Jack Smith ⓘ |
| genre |
camp
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experimental film ⓘ queer aesthetics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andy Warhol
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Jackie Curtis ⓘ John Waters ⓘ Ken Jacobs ⓘ queer film ⓘ underground cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Flaming Creatures
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influential underground performances ⓘ pioneering queer aesthetics in film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde cinema
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linked to:
Avant-garde
experimental film ⓘ queer cinema ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flaming Creatures
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No President ⓘ Normal Love ⓘ Scotch Tape ⓘ
linked to:
Scotch tape
|
| occupation |
actor
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filmmaker ⓘ performance artist ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Columbus, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| sexuality | queer icon (cultural status) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Smith Description of subject: Jack Smith was an influential American underground filmmaker and performance artist, best known for his avant-garde 1960s films like "Flaming Creatures" that helped shape experimental cinema and queer aesthetics.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.