Lizzie Douglas
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Lizzie Douglas, better known as Memphis Minnie, was a pioneering and influential American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter active from the 1920s through the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lizzie Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6716695 — 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: Lizzie Douglas Context triple: [Memphis Minnie, birthName, Lizzie Douglas]
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A.
Lizzie Eustace
Lizzie Eustace is a central, scheming heiress character in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, known for her beauty, manipulation, and involvement in social and marital intrigues.
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B.
Lizzie Connolly
Lizzie Connolly is a character in Jack London’s novel "Martin Eden," representing one of the women who influence the protagonist’s emotional and social development.
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C.
Lizzie Stark
Lizzie Stark is a recurring character in the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders," known for her complex relationship with Tommy Shelby and her evolution from sex worker to a central figure in the Shelby family’s affairs.
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D.
Liza Elliott
Liza Elliott is the conflicted, high-powered fashion magazine editor whose psychoanalytic journey drives the plot of the musical "Lady in the Dark."
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E.
Lucy Ridsdale
Lucy Ridsdale was the wife of British Conservative statesman and three-time Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
- 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: Lizzie Douglas Target entity description: Lizzie Douglas, better known as Memphis Minnie, was a pioneering and influential American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter active from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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A.
Lizzie Eustace
Lizzie Eustace is a central, scheming heiress character in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, known for her beauty, manipulation, and involvement in social and marital intrigues.
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B.
Lizzie Connolly
Lizzie Connolly is a character in Jack London’s novel "Martin Eden," representing one of the women who influence the protagonist’s emotional and social development.
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C.
Lizzie Stark
Lizzie Stark is a recurring character in the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders," known for her complex relationship with Tommy Shelby and her evolution from sex worker to a central figure in the Shelby family’s affairs.
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D.
Liza Elliott
Liza Elliott is the conflicted, high-powered fashion magazine editor whose psychoanalytic journey drives the plot of the musical "Lady in the Dark."
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E.
Lucy Ridsdale
Lucy Ridsdale was the wife of British Conservative statesman and three-time Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
ⓘ
human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kid Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Walls, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-08-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| genre |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country blues ⓘ |
| influenced | later electric blues guitarists ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | pre-war blues ⓘ |
| notableAlias | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering role as a female blues guitarist
ⓘ
powerful vocal style ⓘ virtuosic guitar playing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bumble Bee
NERFINISHED
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Me and My Chauffeur Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ When the Levee Breaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
ⓘ
blues singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Algiers, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records ⓘ Decca Records ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ernest Lawlars
NERFINISHED
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Joe McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lizzie Douglas Description of subject: Lizzie Douglas, better known as Memphis Minnie, was a pioneering and influential American blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter active from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.