Margaret Shelby
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Margaret Shelby was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century, known as the sister of star Mary Miles Minter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Shelby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10782628 — 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: Margaret Shelby Context triple: [Matt Moore, spouse, Margaret Shelby]
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A.
Margaret Sexton
Margaret Sexton was the wife of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, a prominent figure in the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Margaret Haley
Margaret Haley was an influential American educator and labor activist who championed teachers' rights and helped pioneer the modern teachers' union movement.
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C.
Margaret Barnhill
Margaret Barnhill was the wife of New York businessman Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and the grandmother of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
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D.
Margaret Lucas
Margaret Lucas was the birth name of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early female scientist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy and literature.
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E.
Margaret Shepard
Margaret Shepard was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, known as the daughter of Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard and part of the influential American Gilded Age elite.
- 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: Margaret Shelby Target entity description: Margaret Shelby was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century, known as the sister of star Mary Miles Minter.
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A.
Margaret Sexton
Margaret Sexton was the wife of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, a prominent figure in the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Margaret Haley
Margaret Haley was an influential American educator and labor activist who championed teachers' rights and helped pioneer the modern teachers' union movement.
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C.
Margaret Barnhill
Margaret Barnhill was the wife of New York businessman Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and the grandmother of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
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D.
Margaret Lucas
Margaret Lucas was the birth name of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early female scientist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy and literature.
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E.
Margaret Shepard
Margaret Shepard was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, known as the daughter of Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard and part of the influential American Gilded Age elite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Margaret Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-12-21 ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Charlotte Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the sister of film star Mary Miles Minter ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Eyes of Julia Deep
NERFINISHED
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The Ghost of Rosy Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Intrusion of Isabel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Teacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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silent film actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| performingArtsMedium |
silent film
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stage ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Antonio, Texas, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Charlotte Shelby
NERFINISHED
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Mary Miles Minter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Mary Miles Minter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American film industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Shelby Description of subject: Margaret Shelby was an American stage and silent film actress of the early 20th century, known as the sister of star Mary Miles Minter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.