Anne Shirley
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Anne Shirley was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for her Academy Award–nominated performances in dramas and literary adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anne Shirley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7558029 — 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: Anne Shirley Context triple: [The Devil and Daniel Webster, starring, Anne Shirley]
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Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is an imaginative, talkative, and strong-willed orphan girl who becomes the beloved heroine of L. M. Montgomery’s classic novel series set in Avonlea, Prince Edward Island.
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Gilbert Blythe
Gilbert Blythe is a central character in L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series, known as Anne Shirley’s scholarly rival-turned-love interest and eventual husband.
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Marilla Cuthbert
Marilla Cuthbert is the strict but caring adoptive guardian of Anne Shirley in L. M. Montgomery’s novel "Anne of Green Gables."
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Anne Shirley is imaginative
Anne Shirley is imaginative is a characterization of the spirited, creative heroine of L. M. Montgomery’s classic novel "Anne of Green Gables," highlighting her vivid imagination and fanciful nature.
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E.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
- 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: Anne Shirley Target entity description: Anne Shirley was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for her Academy Award–nominated performances in dramas and literary adaptations.
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A.
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is an imaginative, talkative, and strong-willed orphan girl who becomes the beloved heroine of L. M. Montgomery’s classic novel series set in Avonlea, Prince Edward Island.
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B.
Gilbert Blythe
Gilbert Blythe is a central character in L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series, known as Anne Shirley’s scholarly rival-turned-love interest and eventual husband.
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C.
Marilla Cuthbert
Marilla Cuthbert is the strict but caring adoptive guardian of Anne Shirley in L. M. Montgomery’s novel "Anne of Green Gables."
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D.
Anne Shirley is imaginative
Anne Shirley is imaginative is a characterization of the spirited, creative heroine of L. M. Montgomery’s classic novel "Anne of Green Gables," highlighting her vivid imagination and fanciful nature.
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E.
Amy March
Amy March is the youngest of the four March sisters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women," known for her artistic ambitions, vanity, and eventual maturation into a poised and compassionate woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dawn O'Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedStageNameOn | character Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables ⓘ |
| birthName | Dawn Evelyeen Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Julie Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-07-04 ⓘ |
| era | Classical Hollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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literary adaptation film ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | Anne Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Stella Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Man to Remember (1938 film)
NERFINISHED
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Anne of Green Gables (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Be Good (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Make Way for Tomorrow (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder, My Sweet (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday's Children (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella Dallas (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Way to the Gold (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Three on a Match (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vigil in the Night (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| retiredFromActing | 1950s ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adrian Scott
NERFINISHED
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Charles Lederer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Barbara Stanwyck
NERFINISHED
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Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred MacMurray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anne Shirley Description of subject: Anne Shirley was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best known for her Academy Award–nominated performances in dramas and literary adaptations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.