Bessie Barriscale
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Bessie Barriscale was an American stage and silent film actress prominent in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bessie Barriscale canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10286066 — 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: Bessie Barriscale Context triple: [Howard Hickman, spouse, Bessie Barriscale]
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A.
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell was an American stage and silent film actress known for her intense dramatic roles during the early 20th century.
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B.
Dolly Talbo
Dolly Talbo is a gentle, eccentric older woman in Truman Capote’s novella "The Grass Harp," known for her independent spirit and close bond with the young narrator.
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C.
Babs Davy
Babs Davy is an American theater artist best known as a member of the feminist, queer performance collective The Five Lesbian Brothers.
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D.
Bette Tattler
Bette Tattler is one of the conjoined twin sisters featured in the "Freak Show" season of the television series American Horror Story.
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E.
Bess Laurence
Bess Laurence is the daughter of Amy March and Laurie in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" series, often portrayed as a sweet and musically gifted child.
- 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: Bessie Barriscale Target entity description: Bessie Barriscale was an American stage and silent film actress prominent in the early 20th century.
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A.
Gladys Brockwell
Gladys Brockwell was an American stage and silent film actress known for her intense dramatic roles during the early 20th century.
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B.
Dolly Talbo
Dolly Talbo is a gentle, eccentric older woman in Truman Capote’s novella "The Grass Harp," known for her independent spirit and close bond with the young narrator.
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C.
Babs Davy
Babs Davy is an American theater artist best known as a member of the feminist, queer performance collective The Five Lesbian Brothers.
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D.
Bette Tattler
Bette Tattler is one of the conjoined twin sisters featured in the "Freak Show" season of the television series American Horror Story.
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E.
Bess Laurence
Bess Laurence is the daughter of Amy March and Laurie in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" series, often portrayed as a sweet and musically gifted child.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| birthName | Elizabeth Barry Scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-06-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Convent of Notre Dame, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Bessie Barriscale Productions
NERFINISHED
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Paralta Plays NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangle Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Scale ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
silent film
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bessie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInTheEnsembleOf | Triangle Film Corporation stock company ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Bessie Barriscale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a prominent American stage and silent film actress in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Broken Gate
NERFINISHED
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The Green Flame NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heart of Rachael NERFINISHED ⓘ The Luck of Geraldine Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ The Payment NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Lie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman Michael Married NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film producer ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| performedIn | Broadway theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hoboken, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kentfield, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Howard C. Hickman Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Howard C. Hickman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bessie Barriscale Description of subject: Bessie Barriscale was an American stage and silent film actress prominent in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.