Margaret Leighton
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Margaret Leighton was an acclaimed English stage and film actress known for her distinguished performances in classical and contemporary drama, earning multiple Tony and Emmy Awards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Leighton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8112282 — 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: Margaret Leighton Context triple: [Michael Wilding, spouse, Margaret Leighton]
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A.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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B.
Anna Massey
Anna Massey was an acclaimed English actress known for her nuanced performances in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in psychological dramas and literary adaptations.
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C.
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor was an American character actress best known for her tough, sultry roles in film noir and B-movies during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Alma Reville
Alma Reville was a British screenwriter, editor, and assistant director best known for her long creative collaboration with and marriage to filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
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E.
Angelica Garnett
Angelica Garnett was a British writer and artist associated with the Bloomsbury Group, known for her memoirs about her unconventional upbringing among its members.
- 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: Margaret Leighton Target entity description: Margaret Leighton was an acclaimed English stage and film actress known for her distinguished performances in classical and contemporary drama, earning multiple Tony and Emmy Awards.
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A.
Dorothy Crofts
Dorothy Crofts was an English gentlewoman of the early 17th century best known as the mother of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, a prominent statesman under King Charles II.
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B.
Anna Massey
Anna Massey was an acclaimed English actress known for her nuanced performances in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in psychological dramas and literary adaptations.
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C.
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor was an American character actress best known for her tough, sultry roles in film noir and B-movies during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Alma Reville
Alma Reville was a British screenwriter, editor, and assistant director best known for her long creative collaboration with and marriage to filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
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E.
Angelica Garnett
Angelica Garnett was a British writer and artist associated with the Bloomsbury Group, known for her memoirs about her unconventional upbringing among its members.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English actor
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1976 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1938 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | multiple sclerosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-02-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-01-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Old Vic Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Leighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
classical drama
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contemporary drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Leighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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BAFTA Award for Best British Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | performance in "The Go-Between" (1971 film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Separate Tables
NERFINISHED
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The Best Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Constant Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ The Go-Between NERFINISHED ⓘ The Winslow Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chichester, West Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Laurence Harvey
NERFINISHED
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Michael Wilding NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Braddon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Leighton Description of subject: Margaret Leighton was an acclaimed English stage and film actress known for her distinguished performances in classical and contemporary drama, earning multiple Tony and Emmy Awards.
Referenced by (3)
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