Curtis Bernhardt
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Curtis Bernhardt was a German-born film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, often specializing in psychological dramas and film noir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curtis Bernhardt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7345178 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtis Bernhardt Context triple: [Possessed (1947 film), director, Curtis Bernhardt]
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A.
Curtis Craig
Curtis Craig was the male college student who served as the named plaintiff challenging Oklahoma's gender-based drinking age law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren.
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B.
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
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C.
Colin Englert
Colin Englert is an Australian filmmaker and assistant director best known for his work in film and television and for his former marriage to acclaimed director Jane Campion.
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D.
Michael Bernhard
Michael Bernhard is a political scientist known for his scholarship on democratization and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics.
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E.
Greg Behrendt
Greg Behrendt is an American stand-up comedian and author best known for co-writing the relationship advice book "He's Just Not That Into You."
- 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: Curtis Bernhardt Target entity description: Curtis Bernhardt was a German-born film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, often specializing in psychological dramas and film noir.
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A.
Curtis Craig
Curtis Craig was the male college student who served as the named plaintiff challenging Oklahoma's gender-based drinking age law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Craig v. Boren.
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B.
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann was an Austrian-born character actor best known for providing the original voice of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond films.
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C.
Colin Englert
Colin Englert is an Australian filmmaker and assistant director best known for his work in film and television and for his former marriage to acclaimed director Jane Campion.
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D.
Michael Bernhard
Michael Bernhard is a political scientist known for his scholarship on democratization and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics.
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E.
Greg Behrendt
Greg Behrendt is an American stand-up comedian and author best known for co-writing the relationship advice book "He's Just Not That Into You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German emigrant to the United States
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film director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| alternateName | Kurt Bernhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Kurt Bernhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-02-22 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Stolen Life
NERFINISHED
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Behold a Pale Horse NERFINISHED ⓘ Conflict (1945 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Jigsaw (1949 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ L'Affaire Cicéron (Five Fingers, French version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Sadie Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ My Love Came Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Payment on Demand NERFINISHED ⓘ Possessed (1947 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirocco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Veil (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor and the Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Widow (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| fledFrom | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
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melodrama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| name | Curtis Bernhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
film noir
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psychological dramas ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pacific Palisades, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Pearl Argyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Columbia Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American film industry
NERFINISHED
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French film industry ⓘ German film industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Curtis Bernhardt Description of subject: Curtis Bernhardt was a German-born film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, often specializing in psychological dramas and film noir.
Referenced by (3)
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