Lew Fields
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Lew Fields was an American vaudeville comedian, actor, and theatrical producer best known as half of the comedy duo Weber and Fields and later for his character roles in Broadway and early Hollywood films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lew Fields canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546555 — 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: Lew Fields Context triple: [The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, starring, Lew Fields]
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A.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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B.
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke is a 2013 documentary film chronicling the rise and unfulfilled NBA dreams of high school basketball phenom Lenny Cooke, co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.
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C.
Bob Wells
Bob Wells is a real-life van-dwelling nomad, YouTube personality, and advocate for alternative, minimalist living who appears as himself in the film "Nomadland."
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D.
Bob Wells
Bob Wells was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic holiday standard "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)."
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E.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
- 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: Lew Fields Target entity description: Lew Fields was an American vaudeville comedian, actor, and theatrical producer best known as half of the comedy duo Weber and Fields and later for his character roles in Broadway and early Hollywood films.
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A.
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
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B.
Lenny Cooke
Lenny Cooke is a 2013 documentary film chronicling the rise and unfulfilled NBA dreams of high school basketball phenom Lenny Cooke, co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie.
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C.
Bob Wells
Bob Wells is a real-life van-dwelling nomad, YouTube personality, and advocate for alternative, minimalist living who appears as himself in the film "Nomadland."
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D.
Bob Wells
Bob Wells was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic holiday standard "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)."
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E.
Leon Henderson
Leon Henderson was an American economist and government official who played a key role in managing wartime price controls and rationing during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ vaudeville comedian ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway theater
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway theatre
early Hollywood films ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lewis M. Fields ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| birthName | Lewis Maurice Schanfield ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Joe Weber ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1867-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-07-20 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Dorothy Fields
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father of Herbert Fields ⓘ father of Joseph Fields ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ theatre production ⓘ |
| genre | vaudeville ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American vaudeville tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Weber and Fields ⓘ |
| name | Lew Fields self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
German dialect comedy
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influence on American musical comedy ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| notableRole |
character roles in Broadway productions
ⓘ
character roles in early Hollywood films ⓘ |
| notableWork | Weber and Fields comedy duo ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| partnerInAct | Joe Weber ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Beverly Hills, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Beverly Hills, California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| style | burlesque of high society and melodrama ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
New York theatre community ⓘ
surface form:
New York City theatre
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lew Fields Description of subject: Lew Fields was an American vaudeville comedian, actor, and theatrical producer best known as half of the comedy duo Weber and Fields and later for his character roles in Broadway and early Hollywood films.
Referenced by (3)
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