Paul Muni
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Paul Muni was an acclaimed American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, renowned for his intense character portrayals and multiple Academy Award nominations and wins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Muni canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4356526 — 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: Paul Muni Context triple: [Scarface (1932 film), starring, Paul Muni]
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A.
Fredric March
Fredric March was an acclaimed American stage and film actor, renowned for his versatility and two Academy Award–winning performances in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Best Years of Our Lives."
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B.
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in film, radio, and television from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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C.
Walter Huston
Walter Huston was a Canadian-born American actor renowned for his powerful performances on stage and in classic Hollywood films, including his Academy Award–winning role in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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D.
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman was a distinguished English actor of the early 20th century, celebrated for his suave screen presence and rich, mellifluous voice in both silent and sound films.
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E.
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
- 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: Paul Muni Target entity description: Paul Muni was an acclaimed American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, renowned for his intense character portrayals and multiple Academy Award nominations and wins.
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A.
Fredric March
Fredric March was an acclaimed American stage and film actor, renowned for his versatility and two Academy Award–winning performances in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Best Years of Our Lives."
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B.
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in film, radio, and television from the 1920s through the 1960s.
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C.
Walter Huston
Walter Huston was a Canadian-born American actor renowned for his powerful performances on stage and in classic Hollywood films, including his Academy Award–winning role in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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D.
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman was a distinguished English actor of the early 20th century, celebrated for his suave screen presence and rich, mellifluous voice in both silent and sound films.
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E.
Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Muni Weisenfreund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Forever Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1921 ⓘ |
| employer | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| knownFor | intense character portrayals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Ben Maddow in The Last Angry Man
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James Allen in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ⓘ Louis Pasteur in The Story of Louis Pasteur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Camonte in Scarface NERFINISHED ⓘ Émile Zola in The Life of Emile Zola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Song to Remember
NERFINISHED
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Angel on My Shoulder NERFINISHED ⓘ Commandos Strike at Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ Juarez NERFINISHED ⓘ Scarface NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Angry Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Emile Zola NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Louis Pasteur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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Lviv, Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montecito, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bella Finkel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1908–1962 ⓘ |
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Subject: Paul Muni Description of subject: Paul Muni was an acclaimed American stage and film actor of the early 20th century, renowned for his intense character portrayals and multiple Academy Award nominations and wins.
Referenced by (9)
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