Cecil Cunningham
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Cecil Cunningham was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecil Cunningham canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4269009 — 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: Cecil Cunningham Context triple: [Daughter of Shanghai, starring, Cecil Cunningham]
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A.
Cecil Carstenson
Cecil Carstenson was an American sculptor best known for his modernist wood carvings and contributions to mid-20th-century art.
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B.
Cecil Newton
Cecil Newton is a former American football center best known as the older brother of NFL quarterback Cam Newton.
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C.
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker was a distinguished English character actor known for his suave, often pompous roles in mid-20th-century British and Hollywood films.
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D.
Cecil Hart
Cecil Hart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey coach and manager, best known for his successful tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
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E.
Cecil Hartnett
Cecil Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific public details about his life or achievements are not widely documented.
- 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: Cecil Cunningham Target entity description: Cecil Cunningham was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Cecil Carstenson
Cecil Carstenson was an American sculptor best known for his modernist wood carvings and contributions to mid-20th-century art.
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B.
Cecil Newton
Cecil Newton is a former American football center best known as the older brother of NFL quarterback Cam Newton.
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C.
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker was a distinguished English character actor known for his suave, often pompous roles in mid-20th-century British and Hollywood films.
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D.
Cecil Hart
Cecil Hart was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey coach and manager, best known for his successful tenure with the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
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E.
Cecil Hartnett
Cecil Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific public details about his life or achievements are not widely documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-08-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1959-04-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleCharacteristic |
sharp-tongued characters
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supporting roles ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
theatre industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharp-tongued comedic supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Love You Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love Affair (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Awful Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Women (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodora Goes Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | Broadway theatre productions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cecil Cunningham Description of subject: Cecil Cunningham was an American character actress known for her sharp-tongued, comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.