Connee Boswell
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Connee Boswell was an American jazz and popular music singer, best known as a member of the Boswell Sisters and for her influential solo recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Connee Boswell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10812104 — 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: Connee Boswell Context triple: [Syncopation, featuresPerformer, Connee Boswell]
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A.
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley was an American actress best known for her role as the quirky landlady Helen Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company" and its spin-off "The Ropers."
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B.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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C.
Adrienne Keith
Adrienne Keith is known as the spouse of British scientist, author, and television presenter Adam Hart-Davis.
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D.
Elaine Baylor
Elaine Baylor is known as the wife of legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor.
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E.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
- 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: Connee Boswell Target entity description: Connee Boswell was an American jazz and popular music singer, best known as a member of the Boswell Sisters and for her influential solo recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley was an American actress best known for her role as the quirky landlady Helen Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company" and its spin-off "The Ropers."
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B.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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C.
Adrienne Keith
Adrienne Keith is known as the spouse of British scientist, author, and television presenter Adam Hart-Davis.
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D.
Elaine Baylor
Elaine Baylor is known as the wife of legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor.
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E.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz singer ⓘ popular music singer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| birthName | Martha Constance Boswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-12-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-10-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cajun American ⓘ |
| familyName | Boswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName |
Constance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other American jazz vocalists ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Boswell Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementDisorder | paralysis ⓘ |
| name | Connee Boswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped popularize jazz-influenced vocal group arrangements in the 1930s ⓘ |
| notableFeature | pioneering close-harmony vocal style ⓘ |
| notableSong |
If I Give My Heart to You
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moonlight on the Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Beach at Bali-Bali NERFINISHED ⓘ The Object of My Affection NERFINISHED ⓘ They Can’t Take That Away from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
solo recordings in the 1930s
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solo recordings in the 1940s ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz singer
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radio performer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performerIn |
The Boswell Sisters radio broadcasts
NERFINISHED
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recordings for Brunswick Records ⓘ recordings for Decca Records ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Helvetia "Vet" Boswell
NERFINISHED
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Martha Boswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Harry Leedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWheelchair | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Connee Boswell Description of subject: Connee Boswell was an American jazz and popular music singer, best known as a member of the Boswell Sisters and for her influential solo recordings in the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.