Gilbert Emery
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American actor
English emigrant to the United States
film actor
person
playwright
screenwriter
stage actor
Gilbert Emery was an English-born American character actor and playwright known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Emery canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10492905 — 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: Gilbert Emery Context triple: [Between Two Worlds, starring, Gilbert Emery]
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A.
Gilbert Adrian
Gilbert Adrian was a renowned American costume designer best known for creating iconic Hollywood film wardrobes during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Carlo Emery
Carlo Emery was an Italian entomologist renowned for his foundational work on ants and the formulation of "Emery's rule" in social insect evolution.
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C.
Richard Gilbert Emery
Richard Gilbert Emery was an English comedian and actor best known for his popular BBC television sketch show in the 1960s and 1970s, where he portrayed a wide range of comic characters.
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D.
Richard Emery
Richard Emery is a bishop who has served as the ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota.
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E.
Eugene Tennant
Eugene Tennant is the father of British actress Victoria Tennant.
- 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: Gilbert Emery Target entity description: Gilbert Emery was an English-born American character actor and playwright known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Gilbert Adrian
Gilbert Adrian was a renowned American costume designer best known for creating iconic Hollywood film wardrobes during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Carlo Emery
Carlo Emery was an Italian entomologist renowned for his foundational work on ants and the formulation of "Emery's rule" in social insect evolution.
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C.
Richard Gilbert Emery
Richard Gilbert Emery was an English comedian and actor best known for his popular BBC television sketch show in the 1960s and 1970s, where he portrayed a wide range of comic characters.
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D.
Richard Emery
Richard Emery is a bishop who has served as the ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota.
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E.
Eugene Tennant
Eugene Tennant is the father of British actress Victoria Tennant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
English emigrant to the United States ⓘ film actor ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American cinema
ⓘ
Broadway theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Gilbert E. Pottle
NERFINISHED
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Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle ⓘ Gilbert Emery Pottle ⓘ
linked to:
Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle
|
| appearedIn |
Random Harvest (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Random Harvest
The Gay Diplomat ⓘ The Great Lie ⓘ The Letter (1940 film) ⓘ The White Cliffs of Dover (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)
|
| birthName | Gilbert Emery Bensley Pottle ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1875-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-10-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Amherst College ⓘ |
| employer |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood studios
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
ⓘ
British ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Naples, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Naples, New York
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
New York City ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteWork |
The Hero
ⓘ
The Little House ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilbert Emery Description of subject: Gilbert Emery was an English-born American character actor and playwright known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.