Linda Lee Cadwell
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Linda Lee Cadwell is an American teacher and writer best known as the widow of martial arts legend Bruce Lee and the mother of actor Brandon Lee, and for preserving and promoting Bruce Lee’s legacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linda Lee Cadwell canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6043047 — 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: Linda Lee Cadwell Context triple: [Brandon Lee, mother, Linda Lee Cadwell]
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A.
Linda Lee Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas was an American socialite and wealthy heiress best known as the elegant and influential wife and muse of composer Cole Porter.
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B.
Linda Clapp
Linda Clapp is best known as the wife of Fred Trump Jr., the older brother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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C.
Linda Banwell
Linda Banwell is best known as the wife of the late English actor and director Bob Hoskins.
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D.
Janet Norton Lee
Janet Norton Lee was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the mother of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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E.
Lynn Washington
Lynn Washington is an American former professional basketball player best known for his standout career in Japan’s bj league and multiple championship titles with the Osaka Evessa.
- 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: Linda Lee Cadwell Target entity description: Linda Lee Cadwell is an American teacher and writer best known as the widow of martial arts legend Bruce Lee and the mother of actor Brandon Lee, and for preserving and promoting Bruce Lee’s legacy.
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A.
Linda Lee Thomas
Linda Lee Thomas was an American socialite and wealthy heiress best known as the elegant and influential wife and muse of composer Cole Porter.
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B.
Linda Clapp
Linda Clapp is best known as the wife of Fred Trump Jr., the older brother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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C.
Linda Banwell
Linda Banwell is best known as the wife of the late English actor and director Bob Hoskins.
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D.
Janet Norton Lee
Janet Norton Lee was an American socialite and philanthropist best known as the mother of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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E.
Lynn Washington
Lynn Washington is an American former professional basketball player best known for his standout career in Japan’s bj league and multiple championship titles with the Osaka Evessa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Bruce Lee Story (film "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Linda Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Brandon Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shannon Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Bruce Lee Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-03-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Garfield High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Washington ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| eyeWitnessTo | Bruce Lee's early martial arts teaching in the United States ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cadwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bruce Lee legacy preservation
ⓘ
martial arts biography ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| givenName | Linda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResidenceIn | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAbout |
Brandon Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the mother of Brandon Lee
ⓘ
being the widow of Bruce Lee ⓘ promoting Bruce Lee's legacy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1964-08-17 ⓘ |
| marriageStartWithBruceLee | 1964-08-17 ⓘ |
| metSpouseAt | University of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Linda Lee Cadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Brandon Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bruce Lee Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
teacher
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Everett, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bruce Cadwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bleecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | various documentaries about Bruce Lee ⓘ |
| widowOf | Bruce Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Linda Lee Cadwell Description of subject: Linda Lee Cadwell is an American teacher and writer best known as the widow of martial arts legend Bruce Lee and the mother of actor Brandon Lee, and for preserving and promoting Bruce Lee’s legacy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.