Gregory Ratoff
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Gregory Ratoff was a Russian-born American actor, director, and producer known for his character roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregory Ratoff canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10512453 — 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: Gregory Ratoff Context triple: [Love and Hisses, hasCastMember, Gregory Ratoff]
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A.
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog was an American film director best known for his prolific work in Hollywood comedies and musicals, including several films with stars like Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and later Elvis Presley.
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B.
Walter Reisch
Walter Reisch was an Austrian-born screenwriter and film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, contributing to notable films such as "Gaslight."
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C.
Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin was an American film director best known for his work on comedies and fantasy films in the mid-20th century, including several Abbott and Costello movies and the Francis the Talking Mule series.
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D.
Jeb Sharewood
Jeb Sharewood is a character from the classic television series "The Twilight Zone," appearing as one of the children in the episode "The Bewitchin’ Pool."
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E.
Maurice Schell
Maurice Schell was a 19th-century American newspaper editor and political figure associated with New York City journalism and Democratic Party politics.
- 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: Gregory Ratoff Target entity description: Gregory Ratoff was a Russian-born American actor, director, and producer known for his character roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog was an American film director best known for his prolific work in Hollywood comedies and musicals, including several films with stars like Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and later Elvis Presley.
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B.
Walter Reisch
Walter Reisch was an Austrian-born screenwriter and film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, contributing to notable films such as "Gaslight."
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C.
Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin was an American film director best known for his work on comedies and fantasy films in the mid-20th century, including several Abbott and Costello movies and the Francis the Talking Mule series.
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D.
Jeb Sharewood
Jeb Sharewood is a character from the classic television series "The Twilight Zone," appearing as one of the children in the episode "The Bewitchin’ Pool."
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E.
Maurice Schell
Maurice Schell was a 19th-century American newspaper editor and political figure associated with New York City journalism and Democratic Party politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| actedIn |
All About Eve
NERFINISHED
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I Was an Adventuress NERFINISHED ⓘ Intermezzo: A Love Story NERFINISHED ⓘ The Corsican Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden of Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Waltz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Men in Her Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sun Also Rises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grigori Ratoff
NERFINISHED
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Grigori Ratov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hebron Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-12-14 ⓘ |
| directed |
Abdul the Damned
NERFINISHED
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Black Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ I Was an Adventuress NERFINISHED ⓘ Intermezzo: A Love Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose of Washington Square NERFINISHED ⓘ The Call of the Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Corsican Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Men in Her Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
|
| fieldOfWork |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gregory Ratoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | character roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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Samara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Solothurn
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Alla Nazimova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1960 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gregory Ratoff Description of subject: Gregory Ratoff was a Russian-born American actor, director, and producer known for his character roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.