Maurice Denham
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Maurice Denham was an English character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and radio from the mid-20th century onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Denham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8374521 — 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: Maurice Denham Context triple: [Golders Green Crematorium, notableBurial, Maurice Denham]
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A.
George Denham
George Denham is a central character in the 1959 romantic comedy film "It Happened to Jane," serving as Jane Osgood’s supportive friend and love interest as she battles a powerful railroad company.
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B.
Maurice Leitch
Maurice Leitch is a Northern Irish novelist, short story writer, and radio producer known for his explorations of social and political tensions in Ireland.
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C.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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E.
Harold Nicholson
Harold Nicholson was a British diplomat, author, and politician known for his influential writings on international affairs and his involvement in mid-20th-century British politics.
- 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: Maurice Denham Target entity description: Maurice Denham was an English character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and radio from the mid-20th century onward.
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A.
George Denham
George Denham is a central character in the 1959 romantic comedy film "It Happened to Jane," serving as Jane Osgood’s supportive friend and love interest as she battles a powerful railroad company.
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B.
Maurice Leitch
Maurice Leitch is a Northern Irish novelist, short story writer, and radio producer known for his explorations of social and political tensions in Ireland.
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C.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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D.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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E.
Harold Nicholson
Harold Nicholson was a British diplomat, author, and politician known for his influential writings on international affairs and his involvement in mid-20th-century British politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-07-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tonbridge School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | OBE ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
film
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
versatile character roles
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voice work in animation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Animal Farm (1954 film)
NERFINISHED
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BBC radio drama ⓘ Doctor Who (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Poirot (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Alphabet Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avengers (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of the Jackal (1973 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Purple Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Beckenham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| portrayed | multiple characters in Animal Farm (1954 film) ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Edith Helen (née Stokes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maurice Denham Description of subject: Maurice Denham was an English character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and radio from the mid-20th century onward.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.