Tallulah Bankhead
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Tallulah Bankhead was a flamboyant American stage and film actress known for her husky voice, sharp wit, and larger-than-life personality during the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tallulah Bankhead canonical | 9 |
| Tallulah Brockman Bankhead | 1 |
| Tallulah James Bankhead | 1 |
| Tallulah James Brockman Bankhead | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1035407 — 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: Tallulah Bankhead Context triple: [William B. Bankhead, child, Tallulah Bankhead]
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A.
Billie Dove
Billie Dove was a popular American silent film actress of the 1920s, celebrated for her beauty and leading roles in romantic and adventure films.
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B.
Lulie Swanson
Lulie Swanson was the woman who served as the sponsor for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at its launching ceremony.
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C.
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert was a French-American actress and major Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for her work in both screwball comedies and dramas and for winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for "It Happened One Night."
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D.
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm was an American actress best known for her Academy Award–winning performance in "Gentleman's Agreement" and her work on stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
- 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: Tallulah Bankhead Target entity description: Tallulah Bankhead was a flamboyant American stage and film actress known for her husky voice, sharp wit, and larger-than-life personality during the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
Billie Dove
Billie Dove was a popular American silent film actress of the 1920s, celebrated for her beauty and leading roles in romantic and adventure films.
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B.
Lulie Swanson
Lulie Swanson was the woman who served as the sponsor for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) at its launching ceremony.
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C.
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert was a French-American actress and major Hollywood star of the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for her work in both screwball comedies and dramas and for winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for "It Happened One Night."
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D.
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm was an American actress best known for her Academy Award–winning performance in "Gentleman's Agreement" and her work on stage and screen during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ radio actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama
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surface form:
Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama, United States
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-12-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDivorce | 1941 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1937 ⓘ |
| describedAs | icon of theatrical camp ⓘ |
| familyName | Bankhead ⓘ |
| fullName |
Tallulah Bankhead
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
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| givenName | Tallulah ⓘ |
| hasVoiceCharacteristic | husky voice ⓘ |
| influenced | later camp and queer performance culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature | distinctive drawling speech ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flamboyant personality
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husky voice ⓘ larger-than-life public persona ⓘ sharp wit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lifeboat
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The Big Show ⓘ The Little Foxes ⓘ The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parent | William Brockman Bankhead ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway theater
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surface form:
Broadway theatre
West End theatre district ⓘ
surface form:
West End theatre
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| placeOfBirth |
Huntsville, Alabama
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surface form:
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| relative |
John H. Bankhead
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surface form:
John Hollis Bankhead
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| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| spouse | John Emery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tallulah Bankhead Description of subject: Tallulah Bankhead was a flamboyant American stage and film actress known for her husky voice, sharp wit, and larger-than-life personality during the early to mid-20th century.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tallulah James Brockman Bankhead
this entity surface form:
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead
this entity surface form:
Tallulah James Bankhead