Creighton Hale
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Creighton Hale was an Irish-born American silent film actor known for his boyish looks and roles in early 20th-century dramas and comedies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Creighton Hale canonical | 2 |
| Creighton Hale Jr. | 1 |
| Creighton Hale Ryan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2550493 — 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: Creighton Hale Context triple: [Orphans of the Storm, castMember, Creighton Hale]
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A.
John Emory
John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist bishop after whom Emory College (now Emory University) was named.
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B.
Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
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C.
Daniel Lothrop
Daniel Lothrop was a 19th-century American publisher best known for founding the D. Lothrop Company, which specialized in children's and religious literature.
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D.
John Davenport
John Davenport was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the New Haven Colony in New England.
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E.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
- 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: Creighton Hale Target entity description: Creighton Hale was an Irish-born American silent film actor known for his boyish looks and roles in early 20th-century dramas and comedies.
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A.
John Emory
John Emory was a 19th-century American Methodist bishop after whom Emory College (now Emory University) was named.
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B.
Stilson Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher best known as the founder of The Washington Post.
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C.
Daniel Lothrop
Daniel Lothrop was a 19th-century American publisher best known for founding the D. Lothrop Company, which specialized in children's and religious literature.
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D.
John Davenport
John Davenport was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan clergyman and co-founder of the New Haven Colony in New England.
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E.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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person ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | silent film era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Creighton Hale
ⓘ
surface form:
Creighton Hale Ryan
|
| appearedInGenre |
comedy films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ |
| birthName | Patrick Fitzgerald Ryan ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| child |
Creighton Hale
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Creighton Hale Jr.
|
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-08-09 ⓘ |
| era | early American cinema ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Ryan ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
silent film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| name | Creighton Hale self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-born American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boyish looks
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roles in silent film comedies ⓘ roles in silent film dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
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The Exploits of Elaine (1914 serial) ⓘ The House of Hate (1918 serial) ⓘ Way Down East ⓘ
surface form:
Way Down East (1920 film)
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| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Cork
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surface form:
County Cork, Ireland
|
| placeOfDeath |
South Pasadena, California
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surface form:
South Pasadena, California, United States
|
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| spouse |
Kathleen Bering
ⓘ
Victoria Forde ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| workedWith |
D. W. Griffith
ⓘ
Gloria Swanson ⓘ Paul Leni ⓘ |
| yearsActive | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Creighton Hale Description of subject: Creighton Hale was an Irish-born American silent film actor known for his boyish looks and roles in early 20th-century dramas and comedies.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Creighton Hale Ryan
this entity surface form:
Creighton Hale Jr.