Wilfrid Lawson
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Wilfrid Lawson was a British character actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and memorable performances in stage and film productions during the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilfrid Lawson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10493360 — 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: Wilfrid Lawson Context triple: [Pygmalion (1938 film), starring, Wilfrid Lawson]
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A.
Ernest Lawson
Ernest Lawson was a Canadian-American painter associated with American Impressionism, known for his atmospheric urban and landscape scenes.
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B.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
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C.
Edgar Chisholm
Edgar Chisholm was a theatre choreographer best known for staging the original production of the British musical "Half a Sixpence."
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D.
Edward Milford
Edward Milford was a senior Australian Army officer and World War II commander who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theatre.
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E.
Ernest Lawlars
Ernest Lawlars was an American blues guitarist and singer best known for performing and recording with his wife, the influential blues artist Memphis Minnie.
- 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: Wilfrid Lawson Target entity description: Wilfrid Lawson was a British character actor known for his distinctive gravelly voice and memorable performances in stage and film productions during the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
Ernest Lawson
Ernest Lawson was a Canadian-American painter associated with American Impressionism, known for his atmospheric urban and landscape scenes.
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B.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
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C.
Edgar Chisholm
Edgar Chisholm was a theatre choreographer best known for staging the original production of the British musical "Half a Sixpence."
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D.
Edward Milford
Edward Milford was a senior Australian Army officer and World War II commander who played a key leadership role in the Pacific theatre.
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E.
Ernest Lawlars
Ernest Lawlars was an American blues guitarist and singer best known for performing and recording with his wife, the influential blues artist Memphis Minnie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wilfred Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Wilfrid Lawson Worsnop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-01-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-10-10 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Bernard Lawson
NERFINISHED
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Gerald Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Wilfrid Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
character roles in British cinema
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distinctive gravelly voice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Henry V (1944 film)
NERFINISHED
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Pygmalion (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long Voyage Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasure Island (1950 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Alfred P. Doolittle in Pygmalion (1938 film)
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Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (stage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| sibling |
Bernard Lawson
NERFINISHED
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Gerald Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | gravelly-voiced character acting ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| workedWith |
David Lean
NERFINISHED
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Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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