Edgar Montillion Woolley
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Edgar Montillion Woolley, better known as Monty Woolley, was an American stage, film, and radio actor famed for his acerbic wit and his starring role in "The Man Who Came to Dinner."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Montillion Woolley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9110562 — 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: Edgar Montillion Woolley Context triple: [Monty Woolley, birthName, Edgar Montillion Woolley]
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A.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley was a prominent British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal in the mid-20th century, overseeing major developments in UK observational astronomy.
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B.
William Petrie
William Petrie was a British civil engineer and the father of renowned Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie.
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C.
George Elias Barker
George Elias Barker was the husband of Arizona "Ma" Barker, the infamous matriarch associated with the Barker-Karpis criminal gang during the early 20th century in the United States.
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D.
John Bowes Morrell
John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
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E.
Herbert James Rowse
Herbert James Rowse was a prominent 20th-century British architect and designer known for his major civic and commercial buildings, particularly in Liverpool.
- 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: Edgar Montillion Woolley Target entity description: Edgar Montillion Woolley, better known as Monty Woolley, was an American stage, film, and radio actor famed for his acerbic wit and his starring role in "The Man Who Came to Dinner."
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A.
Richard Woolley
Richard Woolley was a prominent British astronomer who served as Astronomer Royal in the mid-20th century, overseeing major developments in UK observational astronomy.
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B.
William Petrie
William Petrie was a British civil engineer and the father of renowned Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie.
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C.
George Elias Barker
George Elias Barker was the husband of Arizona "Ma" Barker, the infamous matriarch associated with the Barker-Karpis criminal gang during the early 20th century in the United States.
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D.
John Bowes Morrell
John Bowes Morrell was a prominent English historian, author, and civic leader from York who played a key role in the founding and development of the University of York.
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E.
Herbert James Rowse
Herbert James Rowse was a prominent 20th-century British architect and designer known for his major civic and commercial buildings, particularly in Liverpool.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Monty Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Edgar Montillion Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-05-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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radio ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiddleName | Montillion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | acerbic wit ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor | starring role as Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Since You Went Away
NERFINISHED
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The Bishop’s Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Came to Dinner (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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theatre director ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood films ⓘ radio programs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Albany, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Albany, New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
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