Frankie Darro
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Frankie Darro was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his prolific work as a child and teen star in silent and early sound films, as well as for later voice and character roles in Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frankie Darro canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8607628 — 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: Frankie Darro Context triple: [The Lightning Warrior, starring, Frankie Darro]
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A.
Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy was a prominent American vaudeville and stage comedian best known as the patriarch of the performing family act "The Seven Little Foys."
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B.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
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C.
Vincent Landay
Vincent Landay is a film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Spike Jonze on projects such as "Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," and numerous acclaimed music videos.
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D.
Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue was an American actor and teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his roles in romantic dramas and beach-themed films.
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E.
Victor Jory
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Frankie Darro Target entity description: Frankie Darro was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his prolific work as a child and teen star in silent and early sound films, as well as for later voice and character roles in Hollywood.
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A.
Eddie Foy
Eddie Foy was a prominent American vaudeville and stage comedian best known as the patriarch of the performing family act "The Seven Little Foys."
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B.
Roy Harlow
Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
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C.
Vincent Landay
Vincent Landay is a film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Spike Jonze on projects such as "Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," and numerous acclaimed music videos.
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D.
Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue was an American actor and teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his roles in romantic dramas and beach-themed films.
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E.
Victor Jory
Victor Jory was a Canadian-born American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and frequent portrayals of villains in film, television, and theater during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stunt performer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| birthName | Frank Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-12-25 ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
silent film era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| genre |
early sound film
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | short stature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
child acting in silent films
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stunt work ⓘ teen roles in early sound films ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| name | Frankie Darro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | performed many of his own stunts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Devil Is a Sissy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mayor of Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Public Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Voice of Lampwick in Disney's Pinocchio ⓘ Wild Boys of the Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stunt performer ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Huntington Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Betty Walsh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Joe Tarola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Frankie Darro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceRole | Lampwick in Pinocchio (1940 film) ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Pinocchio (1940 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Devil Is a Sissy (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mayor of Hell (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Public Enemy (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Boys of the Road (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ serials and B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frankie Darro Description of subject: Frankie Darro was an American actor and stunt performer best known for his prolific work as a child and teen star in silent and early sound films, as well as for later voice and character roles in Hollywood.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.