Milton Sills
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Milton Sills was a prominent American silent film actor of the 1910s and 1920s, known for his leading-man roles in dramas and adventure films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Milton Sills canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5713059 — 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: Milton Sills Context triple: [Miss Lulu Bett (1921 film), stars, Milton Sills]
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A.
William Cage
William Cage is the protagonist of the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow," a military public relations officer who becomes caught in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
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B.
Ben Diehl
Ben Diehl, better known as Benny Blanco, is a Grammy-winning American record producer and songwriter behind numerous chart-topping pop and hip-hop hits.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Richard Barr
Richard Barr was an American theater and film producer known for his influential work on Broadway and his collaborations on notable plays and adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James Gardner
James Gardner is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and academia.
- 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: Milton Sills Target entity description: Milton Sills was a prominent American silent film actor of the 1910s and 1920s, known for his leading-man roles in dramas and adventure films.
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A.
William Cage
William Cage is the protagonist of the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow," a military public relations officer who becomes caught in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.
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B.
Ben Diehl
Ben Diehl, better known as Benny Blanco, is a Grammy-winning American record producer and songwriter behind numerous chart-topping pop and hip-hop hits.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Richard Barr
Richard Barr was an American theater and film producer known for his influential work on Broadway and his collaborations on notable plays and adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James Gardner
James Gardner is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1914 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Kenyon Clarence Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-01-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1930-09-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
screenwriting
ONNER
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silent film ⓘ theatre ONNER ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Milton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Milton Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flaming Youth (1923 film)
NERFINISHED
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Men of Steel (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Barker (1928 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Honor System (1917 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Hawk (1924 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Wolf (1920 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spoilers (1923 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Valley of the Giants (1927 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman Who Walked Alone (1922 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ philosophy instructor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Doris Kenyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Famous Players–Lasky
NERFINISHED
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First National Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Milton Sills Description of subject: Milton Sills was a prominent American silent film actor of the 1910s and 1920s, known for his leading-man roles in dramas and adventure films.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.