Lynn Starling
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Lynn Starling was an American screenwriter and playwright active in early 20th-century Hollywood and Broadway, known for adapting stage works into films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lynn Starling canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7593942 — 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: Lynn Starling Context triple: [The Cat and the Canary (1939 film), screenwriter, Lynn Starling]
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A.
Lynn Hendee
Lynn Hendee is a film producer known for her work on independent and character-driven movies such as "The Ballad of Jack and Rose."
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B.
Lynn Arost
Lynn Arost is a television and film producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed biographical film "The Josephine Baker Story."
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C.
Lynn Banks
Lynn Banks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Banks, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
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D.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
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E.
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe is a distinguished Australian ballerina and former principal dancer renowned for her long and influential career with The Australian Ballet.
- 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: Lynn Starling Target entity description: Lynn Starling was an American screenwriter and playwright active in early 20th-century Hollywood and Broadway, known for adapting stage works into films.
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A.
Lynn Hendee
Lynn Hendee is a film producer known for her work on independent and character-driven movies such as "The Ballad of Jack and Rose."
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B.
Lynn Arost
Lynn Arost is a television and film producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed biographical film "The Josephine Baker Story."
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C.
Lynn Banks
Lynn Banks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Banks, though specific widely known public details about them are not clearly established.
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D.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
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E.
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe is a distinguished Australian ballerina and former principal dancer renowned for her long and influential career with The Australian Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
|
| knownFor | adapting stage works into films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfWork |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway playwriting
ⓘ
contributions to early Hollywood screenwriting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Bride Walks Out
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Broadway Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ The Feminine Touch NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ The Goose and the Gander NERFINISHED ⓘ The Perfect Specimen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rich Are Always with Us NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lynn Starling Description of subject: Lynn Starling was an American screenwriter and playwright active in early 20th-century Hollywood and Broadway, known for adapting stage works into films.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.