Smith family of St. Louis
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The Smith family of St. Louis is the central household in the classic 1944 MGM musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," depicting their everyday life and emotional upheavals in early 20th-century St. Louis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smith family of St. Louis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9722816 — 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: Smith family of St. Louis Context triple: [Rose Smith, fictionalUniverse, Smith family of St. Louis]
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A.
Kemper family
The Kemper family is a prominent American banking and philanthropic dynasty known for its long-standing influence in finance, business, and civic life, particularly in the Midwest.
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B.
Martin family
The Martin family is a central, long-running fictional family on the soap opera "All My Children," known for its multigenerational storylines and key role in the series' drama.
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C.
Chouteau family
The Chouteau family was a prominent French colonial and fur-trading dynasty in early St. Louis and the broader Mississippi Valley region.
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D.
Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
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E.
West family
The West family is a high-profile American celebrity family best known for including rapper and producer Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian and their children.
- 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: Smith family of St. Louis Target entity description: The Smith family of St. Louis is the central household in the classic 1944 MGM musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," depicting their everyday life and emotional upheavals in early 20th-century St. Louis.
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A.
Kemper family
The Kemper family is a prominent American banking and philanthropic dynasty known for its long-standing influence in finance, business, and civic life, particularly in the Midwest.
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B.
Martin family
The Martin family is a central, long-running fictional family on the soap opera "All My Children," known for its multigenerational storylines and key role in the series' drama.
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C.
Chouteau family
The Chouteau family was a prominent French colonial and fur-trading dynasty in early St. Louis and the broader Mississippi Valley region.
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D.
Johnson family
The Johnson family is an American business dynasty best known for its ownership of the New York Jets and its ties to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.
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E.
West family
The West family is a high-profile American celebrity family best known for including rapper and producer Kanye West and media personality Kim Kardashian and their children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
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film character group ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor |
Judy Garland
ⓘ
Leon Ames ⓘ Lucille Bremer ⓘ Margaret O'Brien ⓘ Mary Astor ⓘ Tom Drake ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Vincente Minnelli ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sally Benson's New Yorker stories
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linked to:
"The Plums" series for The New Yorker
novel Meet Me in St. Louis by Sally Benson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
change and upheaval
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ family life ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Sally Benson ⓘ |
| createdFor |
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
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linked to:
Meet Me in St. Louis
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| familyRoleOf |
Agnes Smith; younger daughter
ⓘ
Alonzo Smith; father ⓘ Anna Smith; mother ⓘ Esther Smith; second eldest daughter ⓘ Lon Smith Jr.; eldest son ⓘ Rose Smith; eldest daughter ⓘ Tootie Smith; youngest daughter ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri
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linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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| filmReleasedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ romantic musical ⓘ |
| member |
Agnes Smith
ⓘ
Alonzo Smith ⓘ Anna Smith ⓘ Esther Smith ⓘ Lon Smith Jr. ⓘ Rose Smith ⓘ Tootie Smith ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | divided into seasonal segments ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod |
1903
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1904 World's Fair era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium |
feature film
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short stories ⓘ |
| seasonDepicted |
autumn
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spring ⓘ summer ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
anticipation of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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family home in St. Louis ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith family of St. Louis Description of subject: The Smith family of St. Louis is the central household in the classic 1944 MGM musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," depicting their everyday life and emotional upheavals in early 20th-century St. Louis.
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