Anne Buydens
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Anne Buydens was a German-born American film producer, philanthropist, and longtime wife of actor Kirk Douglas, known for her charitable work and contributions to the entertainment industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anne Buydens canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3138013 — 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: Anne Buydens Context triple: [Kirk Douglas, spouse, Anne Buydens]
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A.
Maria van Reigersberch
Maria van Reigersberch was the resourceful wife of jurist Hugo Grotius, best known for orchestrating his famous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest.
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B.
Agnes van den Bossche
Agnes van den Bossche was the wife of Dutch painter Jacob van Swanenburgh, a Mannerist artist known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes.
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C.
Anna van Gelder
Anna van Gelder was the wife of famed Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter and a member of the Dutch bourgeoisie in the 17th century.
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D.
Anna van den Corput
Anna van den Corput was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as the mother of prominent Grand Pensionary and statesman Johan de Witt.
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E.
Maria van Aelst
Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
- 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: Anne Buydens Target entity description: Anne Buydens was a German-born American film producer, philanthropist, and longtime wife of actor Kirk Douglas, known for her charitable work and contributions to the entertainment industry.
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A.
Maria van Reigersberch
Maria van Reigersberch was the resourceful wife of jurist Hugo Grotius, best known for orchestrating his famous escape from Loevestein Castle in a book chest.
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B.
Agnes van den Bossche
Agnes van den Bossche was the wife of Dutch painter Jacob van Swanenburgh, a Mannerist artist known for his atmospheric cityscapes and infernal scenes.
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C.
Anna van Gelder
Anna van Gelder was the wife of famed Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter and a member of the Dutch bourgeoisie in the 17th century.
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D.
Anna van den Corput
Anna van den Corput was a 17th-century Dutch woman best known as the mother of prominent Grand Pensionary and statesman Johan de Witt.
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E.
Maria van Aelst
Maria van Aelst was the wife of Dutch colonial governor-general Anthony van Diemen, associated with the Dutch East India Company’s activities in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Anne Douglas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| birthName | Hannelore Marx ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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surface form:
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery (with Kirk Douglas)
|
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Eric Douglas
ⓘ
Peter Douglas ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film production
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philanthropy ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1954 ⓘ |
| name | Anne Buydens self-link ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charitable work in health care
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philanthropy in the entertainment industry ⓘ support for women’s cancer research ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget (producer) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
film producer
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philanthropist ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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surface form:
Hanover, Germany
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| placeOfDeath | Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism (by conversion) ⓘ |
| residence |
Beverly Hills
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surface form:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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| spouse | Kirk Douglas ⓘ |
| spouseMarriageDurationYears | 66 ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | actor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anne Buydens Description of subject: Anne Buydens was a German-born American film producer, philanthropist, and longtime wife of actor Kirk Douglas, known for her charitable work and contributions to the entertainment industry.
Referenced by (6)
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