Westbrook Van Voorhis
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Westbrook Van Voorhis was an American radio and newsreel announcer best known for his dramatic, authoritative narration style that made him one of the most recognizable voices of mid-20th-century news media.
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| Westbrook Van Voorhis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13883874 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westbrook Van Voorhis Context triple: [The March of Time, hasNotableNarrator, Westbrook Van Voorhis]
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A.
David Huddleston
David Huddleston was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including the title role in the cult classic comedy "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
Waite Phillips
Waite Phillips was an American oilman, philanthropist, and member of the Phillips petroleum family, best known for his extensive charitable donations and landmark real estate developments.
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C.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
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D.
Whitman Chambers
Whitman Chambers was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century crime and mystery films.
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E.
William Farrand Prosser
William Farrand Prosser was an American pioneer, politician, and early settler in Washington Territory whose leadership and development efforts in the Yakima Valley led to the city of Prosser being named in his honor.
- 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: Westbrook Van Voorhis Target entity description: Westbrook Van Voorhis was an American radio and newsreel announcer best known for his dramatic, authoritative narration style that made him one of the most recognizable voices of mid-20th-century news media.
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A.
David Huddleston
David Huddleston was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including the title role in the cult classic comedy "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
Waite Phillips
Waite Phillips was an American oilman, philanthropist, and member of the Phillips petroleum family, best known for his extensive charitable donations and landmark real estate developments.
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C.
Louis D. Wilson
Louis D. Wilson was a 19th-century North Carolina politician and military officer after whom the city of Wilson, North Carolina, is named.
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D.
Whitman Chambers
Whitman Chambers was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century crime and mystery films.
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E.
William Farrand Prosser
William Farrand Prosser was an American pioneer, politician, and early settler in Washington Territory whose leadership and development efforts in the Yakima Valley led to the city of Prosser being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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