Josef Sternberg
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Josef Sternberg is an alternate name for Josef von Sternberg, the influential Austrian-American film director best known for his visually stylized collaborations with Marlene Dietrich in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josef Sternberg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9098595 — 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: Josef Sternberg Context triple: [Josef von Sternberg, alsoKnownAs, Josef Sternberg]
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A.
Raoul Hausmann
Raoul Hausmann was an Austrian-born artist and writer best known as a leading figure of the Berlin Dada movement, pioneering photomontage and experimental sound poetry.
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B.
Ingo Preminger
Ingo Preminger was a film producer best known for producing the acclaimed 1970 anti-war black comedy "MASH."
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C.
Ernest Kinoy
Ernest Kinoy was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work in television and film, including contributions to landmark miniseries and socially conscious dramas.
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D.
Herbert Lange
Herbert Lange was an SS officer and early commandant of the Chełmno (Kulmhof) extermination camp, where he played a key role in developing and implementing mass murder techniques during the Holocaust.
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E.
Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Hirschfeld is a Canadian former professional goalkeeper who represented Canada’s national soccer team and played for clubs in Europe and North America.
- 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: Josef Sternberg Target entity description: Josef Sternberg is an alternate name for Josef von Sternberg, the influential Austrian-American film director best known for his visually stylized collaborations with Marlene Dietrich in the early 20th century.
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A.
Raoul Hausmann
Raoul Hausmann was an Austrian-born artist and writer best known as a leading figure of the Berlin Dada movement, pioneering photomontage and experimental sound poetry.
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B.
Ingo Preminger
Ingo Preminger was a film producer best known for producing the acclaimed 1970 anti-war black comedy "MASH."
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C.
Ernest Kinoy
Ernest Kinoy was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work in television and film, including contributions to landmark miniseries and socially conscious dramas.
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D.
Herbert Lange
Herbert Lange was an SS officer and early commandant of the Chełmno (Kulmhof) extermination camp, where he played a key role in developing and implementing mass murder techniques during the Holocaust.
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E.
Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Hirschfeld is a Canadian former professional goalkeeper who represented Canada’s national soccer team and played for clubs in Europe and North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| alternateName | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jonas Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-12-22 ⓘ |
| employer |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Josef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificParticle | von ⓘ |
| influenced | film noir aesthetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate lighting
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expressive mise-en-scène ⓘ use of shadows and fog ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| movement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| name | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Marlene Dietrich
ⓘ
visually stylized films ⓘ |
| notableStudent | none ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blonde Venus
NERFINISHED
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Dishonored NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Express NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil Is a Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Docks of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Empress NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workedIn |
early sound film era
ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Emil Jannings
NERFINISHED
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Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josef Sternberg Description of subject: Josef Sternberg is an alternate name for Josef von Sternberg, the influential Austrian-American film director best known for his visually stylized collaborations with Marlene Dietrich in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.