David Manners
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David Manners was a Canadian-American actor best known for his leading roles in early 1930s Hollywood films, including classics like "Dracula" and "The Mummy."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Manners canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8207336 — 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: David Manners Context triple: [The Miracle Woman, starring, David Manners]
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A.
Al Aynsley-Green
Al Aynsley-Green is a British paediatrician and child health advocate who became the inaugural Children’s Commissioner for England, known for championing the rights and welfare of young people.
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B.
Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and early television, often appearing in crime dramas and science fiction movies.
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C.
J. Harold Manners
J. Harold Manners is the wealthy, carefree playboy protagonist portrayed by Harold Lloyd in the 1926 silent comedy film "For Heaven's Sake."
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D.
Tom Parker Bowles
Tom Parker Bowles is a British food writer and restaurant critic known for his cookbooks, journalism, and television appearances on culinary programs.
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E.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Kit Hesketh-Harvey was a British musical performer, writer, and comedian best known as one half of the cabaret duo Kit and The Widow and for his work in musical theatre and radio.
- 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: David Manners Target entity description: David Manners was a Canadian-American actor best known for his leading roles in early 1930s Hollywood films, including classics like "Dracula" and "The Mummy."
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A.
Al Aynsley-Green
Al Aynsley-Green is a British paediatrician and child health advocate who became the inaugural Children’s Commissioner for England, known for championing the rights and welfare of young people.
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B.
Douglas Spencer
Douglas Spencer was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and early television, often appearing in crime dramas and science fiction movies.
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C.
J. Harold Manners
J. Harold Manners is the wealthy, carefree playboy protagonist portrayed by Harold Lloyd in the 1926 silent comedy film "For Heaven's Sake."
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D.
Tom Parker Bowles
Tom Parker Bowles is a British food writer and restaurant critic known for his cookbooks, journalism, and television appearances on culinary programs.
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E.
Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Kit Hesketh-Harvey was a British musical performer, writer, and comedian best known as one half of the cabaret duo Kit and The Widow and for his work in musical theatre and radio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian-American
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalized citizen of the United States ⓘ |
| co-starredWith |
Barbara Stanwyck
NERFINISHED
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Bela Lugosi NERFINISHED ⓘ Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharine Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-12-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer |
RKO Radio Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Universal Pictures ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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horror film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | David Manners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Bill of Divorcement (1932 film)
NERFINISHED
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Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Journey's End (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Cat (1934 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death Kiss (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Flight (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Miracle Woman (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Frank Whemple in The Mummy (1932 film)
NERFINISHED
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John Harker in Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Allison in The Black Cat (1934 film) ⓘ |
| religion | spiritualism ⓘ |
| residence |
Hollywood, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Santa Barbara, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | film acting ⓘ |
| retirementPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| spouse | Suzanne Bushnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Awakening from the Dream of Me
NERFINISHED
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Look Through: An Evidence of Self-Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ The Soundless Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1929–1936 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Manners Description of subject: David Manners was a Canadian-American actor best known for his leading roles in early 1930s Hollywood films, including classics like "Dracula" and "The Mummy."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.