Alfred A. Cohn
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Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred A. Cohn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315409 — 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: Alfred A. Cohn Context triple: [The Singing Fool, screenwriter, Alfred A. Cohn]
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A.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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C.
George Engel
George Engel was a German-American labor activist and anarchist who was executed following the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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D.
Leonard M. Isitt
Leonard M. Isitt was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who represented New Zealand at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
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E.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- 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: Alfred A. Cohn Target entity description: Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
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A.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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C.
George Engel
George Engel was a German-American labor activist and anarchist who was executed following the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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D.
Leonard M. Isitt
Leonard M. Isitt was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who represented New Zealand at the formal Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.
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E.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American screenwriter
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person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ title writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951 ⓘ |
| employer |
Warner Bros. Entertainment
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| genre |
early sound film
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silent film ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
screenplays for early sound films
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writing titles for silent films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Cohens and Kellys
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The Jazz Singer (1927 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer
The Patent Leather Kid ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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screenwriter ⓘ title writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Hollywood early sound era
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Hollywood silent era ⓘ |
| wrote |
The Cohens and Kellys
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The Jazz Singer (1927 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer
The Patent Leather Kid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred A. Cohn Description of subject: Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and title writer of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his work on influential films such as The Jazz Singer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Singing Fool