Leatrice Joy
E161296
Leatrice Joy was a prominent American silent film actress of the 1920s known for her expressive performances and distinctive bobbed hairstyle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leatrice Joy canonical | 3 |
| Leatrice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984041 — 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: Leatrice Joy Context triple: [The Ten Commandments (1923 film), starredActor, Leatrice Joy]
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A.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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B.
Lucille
Lucille is the famous black Gibson guitar closely associated with blues legend B.B. King, who named all his guitars by this name.
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C.
Bernice
Bernice is a feminine given name most notably borne by Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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D.
Suzanne
"Suzanne" is a renowned song by Leonard Cohen, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and haunting melody.
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E.
Jeanette
Jeanette is the given name of Jennie Jerome, the American-born British socialite best known as the mother of Winston Churchill.
- 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: Leatrice Joy Target entity description: Leatrice Joy was a prominent American silent film actress of the 1920s known for her expressive performances and distinctive bobbed hairstyle.
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A.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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B.
Lucille
Lucille is the famous black Gibson guitar closely associated with blues legend B.B. King, who named all his guitars by this name.
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C.
Bernice
Bernice is a feminine given name most notably borne by Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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D.
Suzanne
"Suzanne" is a renowned song by Leonard Cohen, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and haunting melody.
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E.
Jeanette
Jeanette is the given name of Jennie Jerome, the American-born British socialite best known as the mother of Winston Churchill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
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surface form:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
|
| child | Leatrice Gilbert Fountain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-05-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Goldwyn Pictures
ⓘ
Metro Pictures ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Joy ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Leatrice Joy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Leatrice
|
| hairStyle | bob cut ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStyle | boyish, independent screen persona ⓘ |
| industry | motion pictures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive bobbed hairstyle
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expressive silent film performances ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | silent film ⓘ |
| movement | silent film era ⓘ |
| name | Leatrice Joy self-link ⓘ |
| notableFeature | short bobbed hair that influenced 1920s fashion ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Manslaughter
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The Ace of Hearts ⓘ The Clinging Vine ⓘ The Love Letter ⓘ The Ten Commandments (1923 film) ⓘ The Woman God Forgot ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
American silent cinema
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surface form:
Hollywood silent film industry
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| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Riverdale, Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, United States
|
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Gilbert ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | sound films (talkies) ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Cecil B. DeMille
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John Gilbert ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leatrice
subject surface form:
Kentucky (1938 film)