Micklin Silver
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Micklin Silver is the surname of Joan Micklin Silver, an American film director and screenwriter known for works such as "Hester Street" and "Crossing Delancey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Micklin Silver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499978 — 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: Micklin Silver Context triple: [Joan Micklin Silver, familyName, Micklin Silver]
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A.
Tiffany
Tiffany is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with the feast of Epiphany and used in various English-speaking countries.
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B.
Tiffany
Tiffany is a murderous doll and central villain in the Child's Play/Chucky horror film series, known for her gothic style, dark humor, and twisted romance with Chucky.
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C.
Swona
Swona is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, noted for its strong tidal races and abandoned crofting settlements.
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D.
Phillips
Phillips is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, sports, and the arts.
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E.
Meriden Silver Plate Company
Meriden Silver Plate Company was a prominent American manufacturer of silver-plated tableware and decorative items based in Meriden, Connecticut, active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Micklin Silver Target entity description: Micklin Silver is the surname of Joan Micklin Silver, an American film director and screenwriter known for works such as "Hester Street" and "Crossing Delancey."
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A.
Tiffany
Tiffany is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with the feast of Epiphany and used in various English-speaking countries.
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B.
Tiffany
Tiffany is a murderous doll and central villain in the Child's Play/Chucky horror film series, known for her gothic style, dark humor, and twisted romance with Chucky.
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C.
Swona
Swona is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, noted for its strong tidal races and abandoned crofting settlements.
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D.
Phillips
Phillips is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, sports, and the arts.
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E.
Meriden Silver Plate Company
Meriden Silver Plate Company was a prominent American manufacturer of silver-plated tableware and decorative items based in Meriden, Connecticut, active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Micklin Silver
NERFINISHED
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Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Micklin Silver surname ⓘ |
| knownFor | portrayals of Jewish American life ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | independent filmmaking ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crossing Delancey
NERFINISHED
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Hester Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Raphael D. Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Joan Micklin Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Micklin Silver Description of subject: Micklin Silver is the surname of Joan Micklin Silver, an American film director and screenwriter known for works such as "Hester Street" and "Crossing Delancey."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.