Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson
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Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson is the witty, wisecracking supporting character played by Helen Broderick in the classic Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007598 — 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: Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson Context triple: [Swing Time, portraysCharacter, Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson]
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A.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
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B.
Mary Tyler Peabody
Mary Tyler Peabody was a 19th-century American educator and writer best known as the wife of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and a member of the prominent Peabody family of New England intellectuals.
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C.
Edith Bunker
Edith Bunker is a kind-hearted, naive, and long-suffering wife and mother from the classic American sitcom "All in the Family," known for her distinctive voice and gentle demeanor.
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D.
Mrs. Brady
Mrs. Brady is a minor character in the play "Inherit the Wind," depicted as the supportive and traditional wife of the fundamentalist prosecutor Matthew Harrison Brady.
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E.
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson was an American film actress best known for her roles in silent and early sound films, including her iconic portrayal of Peter Pan in the 1924 adaptation.
- 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: Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson Target entity description: Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson is the witty, wisecracking supporting character played by Helen Broderick in the classic Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time."
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A.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
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B.
Mary Tyler Peabody
Mary Tyler Peabody was a 19th-century American educator and writer best known as the wife of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and a member of the prominent Peabody family of New England intellectuals.
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C.
Edith Bunker
Edith Bunker is a kind-hearted, naive, and long-suffering wife and mother from the classic American sitcom "All in the Family," known for her distinctive voice and gentle demeanor.
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D.
Mrs. Brady
Mrs. Brady is a minor character in the play "Inherit the Wind," depicted as the supportive and traditional wife of the fundamentalist prosecutor Matthew Harrison Brady.
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E.
Betty Bronson
Betty Bronson was an American film actress best known for her roles in silent and early sound films, including her iconic portrayal of Peter Pan in the 1924 adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Swing Time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fred Astaire
ⓘ
Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| characterIn | classic Hollywood musical cinema ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
quick-witted
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| directorOfWork | George Stevens ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | comic relief ⓘ |
| hasScreenEra |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
wisecracking humor
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| partOf | Swing Time cast ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO musicals
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surface form:
Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers film series
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| portrayedBy | Helen Broderick ⓘ |
| productionStudioOfWork | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| roleType | supporting character ⓘ |
| screenAppearanceType | live-action ⓘ |
| setInWork |
Manhattan
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surface form:
New York City (in Swing Time)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson Description of subject: Helen Broderick as Mabel Anderson is the witty, wisecracking supporting character played by Helen Broderick in the classic Fred Astaire–Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time."
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