Harry Beaumont
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Harry Beaumont was an American film director best known for his work during the silent and early sound eras, including several prominent MGM productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Beaumont canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9464879 — 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: Harry Beaumont Context triple: [The Broadway Melody, director, Harry Beaumont]
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A.
Ed Beaumont
Ed Beaumont is the sharp-witted political fixer and loyal right-hand man to a corrupt boss in the 1942 film noir "The Glass Key."
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B.
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford was an American character actor known for his rugged screen presence and acclaimed supporting roles in numerous classic Hollywood films.
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C.
Rex Harrington
Rex Harrington is a celebrated Canadian ballet dancer and former principal with the National Ballet of Canada, renowned for his dramatic stage presence and virtuosic technique.
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D.
Ormond Beatty
Ormond Beatty was a 19th-century American educator and academic administrator best known for serving as president of Centre College in Kentucky.
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E.
Hugh Sothern
Hugh Sothern was an American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for supporting roles in Hollywood movies.
- 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: Harry Beaumont Target entity description: Harry Beaumont was an American film director best known for his work during the silent and early sound eras, including several prominent MGM productions.
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A.
Ed Beaumont
Ed Beaumont is the sharp-witted political fixer and loyal right-hand man to a corrupt boss in the 1942 film noir "The Glass Key."
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B.
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford was an American character actor known for his rugged screen presence and acclaimed supporting roles in numerous classic Hollywood films.
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C.
Rex Harrington
Rex Harrington is a celebrated Canadian ballet dancer and former principal with the National Ballet of Canada, renowned for his dramatic stage presence and virtuosic technique.
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D.
Ormond Beatty
Ormond Beatty was a 19th-century American educator and academic administrator best known for serving as president of Centre College in Kentucky.
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E.
Hugh Sothern
Hugh Sothern was an American character actor active in early 20th-century stage and film, known for supporting roles in Hollywood movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early sound era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | MGM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
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NERFINISHED
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Beau Brummel (1924 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance, Fools, Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Free and Easy NERFINISHED ⓘ Laughing Sinners NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Byron of Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Dancing Daughters NERFINISHED ⓘ So This Is College NERFINISHED ⓘ The Broadway Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ The Florodora Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Meadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
early sound film
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silent film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableAward | Academy Award for Best Picture (for film he directed, The Broadway Melody) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | directing early MGM sound musicals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
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NERFINISHED
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Beau Brummel (1924 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dance, Fools, Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Free and Easy NERFINISHED ⓘ Laughing Sinners NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Byron of Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Dancing Daughters NERFINISHED ⓘ So This Is College NERFINISHED ⓘ The Broadway Melody NERFINISHED ⓘ The Florodora Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Meadow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thin Man Goes Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| workedFor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Beaumont Description of subject: Harry Beaumont was an American film director best known for his work during the silent and early sound eras, including several prominent MGM productions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Broadway Melody