Murray Kinnell
E179964
Murray Kinnell was an English-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murray Kinnell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1580314 — 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: Murray Kinnell Context triple: [Murray, hasNotableBearer, Murray Kinnell]
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A.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
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B.
James Laughlin
James Laughlin was an American poet and influential publisher best known as the founder of New Directions Publishing, which championed many major modernist and avant-garde writers.
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C.
Robert Stafford
Robert Stafford was a film editor known for his work on movies such as the 1976 Disney comedy "Freaky Friday."
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D.
Arthur David Olson
Arthur David Olson is a computer programmer best known for creating and long maintaining the IANA time zone database, a critical global resource for timekeeping in computing systems.
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E.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
- 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: Murray Kinnell Target entity description: Murray Kinnell was an English-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner was a prominent Northern Irish politician who served as the last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland before the government’s suspension in 1972.
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B.
James Laughlin
James Laughlin was an American poet and influential publisher best known as the founder of New Directions Publishing, which championed many major modernist and avant-garde writers.
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C.
Robert Stafford
Robert Stafford was a film editor known for his work on movies such as the 1976 Disney comedy "Freaky Friday."
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D.
Arthur David Olson
Arthur David Olson is a computer programmer best known for creating and long maintaining the IANA time zone database, a critical global resource for timekeeping in computing systems.
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E.
James Merrill
James Merrill was an American poet renowned for his formally intricate, witty, and emotionally nuanced verse, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning collection "Divine Comedies."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American cinema
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Hollywood ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | English-born actor in American cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| employedBy | Hollywood film studios ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinnell ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | Murray ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Murray Kinnell self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
character parts in studio-era Hollywood
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supporting roles in American films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
ⓘ
Charlie Chan at the Opera ⓘ Les Misérables (various film adaptations) ⓘ
surface form:
Les Misérables (1935 film)
The Black Cat ⓘ The Public Enemy ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murray Kinnell Description of subject: Murray Kinnell was an English-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.