Mary Wickes
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Mary Wickes was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic roles in film and television across several decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Wickes canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3754444 — 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: Mary Wickes Context triple: [Father Dowling Mysteries, starring, Mary Wickes]
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A.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
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B.
Shirley Owens
Shirley Owens is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the girl group The Shirelles, pioneers of the early 1960s pop and R&B sound.
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C.
Marguerite Roberts
Marguerite Roberts was a prominent American screenwriter known for her sharp dialogue and work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including the classic Western "True Grit."
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D.
Joy Morton
Joy Morton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Morton Salt Company and a major advocate for tree conservation and public arboreta.
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E.
Dorothy Farnum
Dorothy Farnum was an American screenwriter of the silent film era, known for adapting literary works and crafting sophisticated romantic dramas for major Hollywood studios.
- 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: Mary Wickes Target entity description: Mary Wickes was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic roles in film and television across several decades.
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A.
Maxine Albro
Maxine Albro was an American muralist and painter associated with the New Deal era, best known for her vibrant frescoes and contributions to public art in San Francisco.
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B.
Shirley Owens
Shirley Owens is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the girl group The Shirelles, pioneers of the early 1960s pop and R&B sound.
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C.
Marguerite Roberts
Marguerite Roberts was a prominent American screenwriter known for her sharp dialogue and work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including the classic Western "True Grit."
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D.
Joy Morton
Joy Morton was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder of the Morton Salt Company and a major advocate for tree conservation and public arboreta.
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E.
Dorothy Farnum
Dorothy Farnum was an American screenwriter of the silent film era, known for adapting literary works and crafting sophisticated romantic dramas for major Hollywood studios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ voice actress ⓘ |
| birthName | Mary Isabella Wickenhauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | surgical complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-10-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wickenhauser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | sharp-tongued comedic roles ⓘ |
| name | Mary Wickes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
NERFINISHED
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Dennis the Menace (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Make Room for Daddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder, She Wrote NERFINISHED ⓘ Now, Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ On Moonlight Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Father Dowling Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lucy Show NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Came to Dinner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Music Man NERFINISHED ⓘ White Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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comedian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| voiceRole | Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bette Davis
NERFINISHED
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Bing Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Whoopi Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Wickes Description of subject: Mary Wickes was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic roles in film and television across several decades.
Referenced by (8)
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