Mr. Alonzo Smith
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Mr. Alonzo Smith is the patriarch of the Smith family in the classic 1944 musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," around whom much of the family's domestic life and conflicts revolve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr. Alonzo Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1017476 — 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.
Target entity: Mr. Alonzo Smith Context triple: [Meet Me in St. Louis, mainCharacter, Mr. Alonzo Smith]
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Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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Harry Briggs Sr.
Harry Briggs Sr. was a key African American civil rights figure whose role as a plaintiff in a landmark school desegregation case helped pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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C.
Charles F. Chandler
Charles F. Chandler was a prominent 19th-century American chemist and educator who played a key role in professionalizing chemistry in the United States.
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D.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mr. Alonzo Smith Target entity description: Mr. Alonzo Smith is the patriarch of the Smith family in the classic 1944 musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," around whom much of the family's domestic life and conflicts revolve.
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A.
Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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B.
Harry Briggs Sr.
Harry Briggs Sr. was a key African American civil rights figure whose role as a plaintiff in a landmark school desegregation case helped pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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C.
Charles F. Chandler
Charles F. Chandler was a prominent 19th-century American chemist and educator who played a key role in professionalizing chemistry in the United States.
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D.
Cecil H. Green
Cecil H. Green was a British-born American geophysicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of Texas Instruments and a major benefactor of educational and research institutions.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ |
| centralThemeContext |
domestic life
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family conflict ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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responsible ⓘ ultimately compassionate ⓘ |
| child |
Agnes Smith
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Esther Smith ⓘ Rose Smith ⓘ Tootie Smith ⓘ |
| family | Smith family ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmDirector | Vincente Minnelli ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alonzo ⓘ |
| name | Alonzo Smith ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | head of household whose decisions drive the plot ⓘ |
| notablePlotPoint | announces the family’s planned move to New York ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leon Ames ⓘ |
| residence |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| role | patriarch of the Smith family ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Smith ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1903 ⓘ |
| workGenre |
musical film
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period film ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| workType | film ⓘ |
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Subject: Mr. Alonzo Smith Description of subject: Mr. Alonzo Smith is the patriarch of the Smith family in the classic 1944 musical film "Meet Me in St. Louis," around whom much of the family's domestic life and conflicts revolve.
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