Merna Kennedy
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Merna Kennedy was an American actress and dancer best known for her role opposite Charlie Chaplin in the silent film era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merna Kennedy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6488951 — 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: Merna Kennedy Context triple: [The Circus, castMember, Merna Kennedy]
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A.
Ella Lorena Kennedy
Ella Lorena Kennedy is the daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Frank Kennedy in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind."
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B.
Mary Davis Kennedy
Mary Davis Kennedy is the wife of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and a longtime partner in his legal and judicial life.
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C.
Kick Kennedy
Kick Kennedy was the vivacious and socially prominent daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, remembered for her independent spirit and tragic early death in a 1948 plane crash.
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D.
Eunice Mary Kennedy
Eunice Mary Kennedy was an American philanthropist and member of the Kennedy family best known for founding the Special Olympics and advocating for people with intellectual disabilities.
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E.
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy is an American author, attorney, and diplomat who has served as U.S. ambassador to Japan and Australia and is the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy.
- 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: Merna Kennedy Target entity description: Merna Kennedy was an American actress and dancer best known for her role opposite Charlie Chaplin in the silent film era.
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A.
Ella Lorena Kennedy
Ella Lorena Kennedy is the daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Frank Kennedy in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind."
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B.
Mary Davis Kennedy
Mary Davis Kennedy is the wife of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and a longtime partner in his legal and judicial life.
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C.
Kick Kennedy
Kick Kennedy was the vivacious and socially prominent daughter of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, remembered for her independent spirit and tragic early death in a 1948 plane crash.
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D.
Eunice Mary Kennedy
Eunice Mary Kennedy was an American philanthropist and member of the Kennedy family best known for founding the Special Olympics and advocating for people with intellectual disabilities.
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E.
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy is an American author, attorney, and diplomat who has served as U.S. ambassador to Japan and Australia and is the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dancer
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1928 ⓘ |
| birthName | Maude Kahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| coStarredWith | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-09-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-12-20 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| knownFor | role opposite Charlie Chaplin in The Circus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | Busby Berkeley, 1936 ⓘ |
| marriageStart |
Busby Berkeley, 1934
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Forrest Brayton, 1944 ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| name | Merna Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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dancer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway (1929 film)
NERFINISHED
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Red-Haired Alibi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Bluff (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Chance (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Show-Off NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Stampede NERFINISHED ⓘ The Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Conspiracy (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cyclone Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Drifter (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Frontier (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Law of the Tong NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Wives of Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ The Range Feud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kankakee, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Busby Berkeley
NERFINISHED
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Master Sergeant Forrest Brayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merna Kennedy Description of subject: Merna Kennedy was an American actress and dancer best known for her role opposite Charlie Chaplin in the silent film era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.