Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
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Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4763946 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman Context triple: [The Roaring Twenties, featuresActor, Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman]
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A.
Donna Sheridan
Donna Sheridan is the free-spirited, independent single mother at the heart of the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known for her past with three former lovers and her close bond with her daughter Sophie.
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B.
Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick was an American character actress known for her versatile performances in film, theater, and television, often in witty or eccentric supporting roles.
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C.
Norma Shepherd
Norma Shepherd was the wife of renowned film composer Bernard Herrmann, known primarily in relation to his personal life.
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D.
Marion Grodin
Marion Grodin is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress known for her sharp wit and for being the daughter of actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
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E.
Meryl Burbank
Meryl Burbank is a central character in the film "The Truman Show," portrayed as Truman's wife who secretly works as an actress complicit in the fabricated reality surrounding his life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman Target entity description: Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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A.
Donna Sheridan
Donna Sheridan is the free-spirited, independent single mother at the heart of the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known for her past with three former lovers and her close bond with her daughter Sophie.
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B.
Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick was an American character actress known for her versatile performances in film, theater, and television, often in witty or eccentric supporting roles.
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C.
Norma Shepherd
Norma Shepherd was the wife of renowned film composer Bernard Herrmann, known primarily in relation to his personal life.
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D.
Marion Grodin
Marion Grodin is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress known for her sharp wit and for being the daughter of actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
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E.
Meryl Burbank
Meryl Burbank is a central character in the film "The Truman Show," portrayed as Truman's wife who secretly works as an actress complicit in the fabricated reality surrounding his life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Roaring Twenties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prohibition-era crime
ⓘ
bootlegging ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Mark Hellinger ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterName | Jean Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Gladys George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmDirector | Raoul Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
crime drama film
ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| filmScoreComposer | Heinz Roemheld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSettingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSettingEra | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | female lead ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
love ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| partOf | classic Hollywood gangster cinema ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Priscilla Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| screenwriters |
Jerry Wald
NERFINISHED
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Richard Macaulay NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Rossen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman Description of subject: Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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