Tommy Kelly
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Tommy Kelly was an American child actor best known for playing the title role in the 1938 film adaptation of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tommy Kelly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4828008 — 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: Tommy Kelly Context triple: [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film), leadActor, Tommy Kelly]
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A.
Tommy McDonald
Tommy McDonald was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known for his prolific career with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL during the late 1950s and 1960s.
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B.
Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly is a former Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Minnesota Twins to two World Series championships in 1987 and 1991.
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C.
Gene Keady
Gene Keady is a highly respected American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Purdue Boilermakers.
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D.
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell is a relative of Irish actor Colin Farrell, known primarily in connection with the acclaimed film star's family.
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E.
Turk Farrell
Turk Farrell was an American Major League Baseball pitcher known for his effective relief work and All-Star performances during the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Tommy Kelly Target entity description: Tommy Kelly was an American child actor best known for playing the title role in the 1938 film adaptation of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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A.
Tommy McDonald
Tommy McDonald was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known for his prolific career with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL during the late 1950s and 1960s.
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B.
Tom Kelly
Tom Kelly is a former Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Minnesota Twins to two World Series championships in 1987 and 1991.
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C.
Gene Keady
Gene Keady is a highly respected American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenure leading the Purdue Boilermakers.
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D.
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell is a relative of Irish actor Colin Farrell, known primarily in connection with the acclaimed film star's family.
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E.
Turk Farrell
Turk Farrell was an American Major League Baseball pitcher known for his effective relief work and All-Star performances during the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1938–1950s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Albany, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castingMethod | selected after nationwide talent search for Tom Sawyer role ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-04-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St. John’s University (New York City)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Peace Corps
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | playing Tom Sawyer in the 1938 film adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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civil servant ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Double Date
NERFINISHED
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Gone with the Wind (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Luck, Mr. Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Aldrich, Editor NERFINISHED ⓘ Life Begins for Andy Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Life with Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mug Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Peck’s Bad Boy with the Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Howards of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Magnificent Yankee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Albany, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Albany, New York, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | Tom Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Teresa Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tommy Kelly Description of subject: Tommy Kelly was an American child actor best known for playing the title role in the 1938 film adaptation of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.