Edith Madeleine Carroll
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Edith Madeleine Carroll, known professionally as Madeleine Carroll, was a British actress celebrated as one of the first major Hitchcock heroines and a leading film star of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edith Madeleine Carroll canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7625848 — 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: Edith Madeleine Carroll Context triple: [Madeleine Carroll, birthName, Edith Madeleine Carroll]
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A.
Caroline Dana Blymyer
Caroline Dana Blymyer was the wife of Charles G. Dawes, the 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize–winning statesman.
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B.
Edith Lyons
Edith Lyons is a central character in the British dystopian drama series "Years and Years," known for her political activism and pivotal role in the show's depiction of a near-future UK.
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C.
Alice Frances Taaffe
Alice Frances Taaffe, better known by her stage name Alice Terry, was an American silent film actress prominent in the 1920s and frequent collaborator and wife of director Rex Ingram.
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D.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison was an American journalist and spy known for her intelligence work in post–World War I Europe and the Soviet Union.
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E.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 film "Grass," which explores the history of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
- 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: Edith Madeleine Carroll Target entity description: Edith Madeleine Carroll, known professionally as Madeleine Carroll, was a British actress celebrated as one of the first major Hitchcock heroines and a leading film star of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Caroline Dana Blymyer
Caroline Dana Blymyer was the wife of Charles G. Dawes, the 30th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize–winning statesman.
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B.
Edith Lyons
Edith Lyons is a central character in the British dystopian drama series "Years and Years," known for her political activism and pivotal role in the show's depiction of a near-future UK.
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C.
Alice Frances Taaffe
Alice Frances Taaffe, better known by her stage name Alice Terry, was an American silent film actress prominent in the 1920s and frequent collaborator and wife of director Rex Ingram.
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D.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison was an American journalist and spy known for her intelligence work in post–World War I Europe and the Soviet Union.
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E.
Marguerite Harrison
Marguerite Harrison is an American documentary filmmaker best known for directing the 1999 film "Grass," which explores the history of marijuana prohibition in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ radio actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1955 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madeleine Carroll
NERFINISHED
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Miss Madeleine Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-02-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-10-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
Gaumont British NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| familyName | Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | acting ⓘ |
| givenName |
Edith
NERFINISHED
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Madeleine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Edith Madeleine Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first major Hitchcock heroines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Was a Spy
NERFINISHED
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Lloyds of London (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ My Favorite Blonde NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ School for Scandal (1923 stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ The 39 Steps NERFINISHED ⓘ The General Died at Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The World Moves On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II relief work ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bromwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
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Marbella NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
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Marbella NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Andrew Heiskell
NERFINISHED
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Captain Philip Astley NERFINISHED ⓘ François de Kerret NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Alfred Hitchcock
NERFINISHED
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Bob Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Fairbanks Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrone Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edith Madeleine Carroll Description of subject: Edith Madeleine Carroll, known professionally as Madeleine Carroll, was a British actress celebrated as one of the first major Hitchcock heroines and a leading film star of the 1930s and 1940s.
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