Bob Crosby
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Bob Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader best known for leading the Bob Crosby Orchestra and the Dixieland-style Bobcats in the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bob Crosby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4724955 — 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: Bob Crosby Context triple: [Harry Crosby, hasNotableRelative, Bob Crosby]
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A.
Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby was an American singer and actor, known both for his work in film, television, and music and for being the son of entertainer Bing Crosby.
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B.
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Crosby was an American singer and actor best known as one of Bing Crosby’s sons who performed with his brothers as part of the Crosby family entertainment legacy.
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C.
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi was a Canadian-born character actor known for his comedic roles in film, television, and theater, particularly in mid-20th-century Hollywood and Broadway productions.
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D.
Crosby Braverman
Crosby Braverman is a charming, free-spirited music producer and one of the Braverman siblings on the television drama series "Parenthood."
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E.
Floyd Crosby
Floyd Crosby was an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including influential low-budget horror and science fiction movies.
- 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: Bob Crosby Target entity description: Bob Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader best known for leading the Bob Crosby Orchestra and the Dixieland-style Bobcats in the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Gary Crosby
Gary Crosby was an American singer and actor, known both for his work in film, television, and music and for being the son of entertainer Bing Crosby.
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B.
Dennis Crosby
Dennis Crosby was an American singer and actor best known as one of Bing Crosby’s sons who performed with his brothers as part of the Crosby family entertainment legacy.
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C.
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi was a Canadian-born character actor known for his comedic roles in film, television, and theater, particularly in mid-20th-century Hollywood and Broadway productions.
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D.
Crosby Braverman
Crosby Braverman is a charming, free-spirited music producer and one of the Braverman siblings on the television drama series "Parenthood."
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E.
Floyd Crosby
Floyd Crosby was an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic films, including influential low-budget horror and science fiction movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ jazz singer ⓘ radio personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| birthName | George Robert Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-08-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-03-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Dixieland
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jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName |
George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Bob Crosby Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Crosby and the Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
live performance
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radio ⓘ recordings ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bob Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | The Jack Benny Program (radio) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading a Dixieland-style jazz band in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Big Noise from Winnetka
NERFINISHED
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South Rampart Street Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ Way Back Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bob Crosby Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Bob Crosby and the Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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radio host ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedWithEnsemble |
Bob Crosby Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Crosby and the Bobcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Spokane, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | La Jolla, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| roleDuringWar | entertainer for U.S. troops ⓘ |
| sibling |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Everett Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | June Kuhn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Dixieland revival
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traditional jazz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Crosby Description of subject: Bob Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader best known for leading the Bob Crosby Orchestra and the Dixieland-style Bobcats in the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.