Jimmie Dodd
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Jimmie Dodd was an American songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as the charismatic head Mouseketeer and musical host of the 1950s children's TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jimmie Dodd canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10718926 — 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: Jimmie Dodd Context triple: [The Mickey Mouse Club, themeMusicComposer, Jimmie Dodd]
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A.
Jimmie Angel
Jimmie Angel was an American aviator best known for bringing the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, to international attention after landing his plane atop the Auyán-tepui plateau.
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B.
Dewey Riley
Dewey Riley is a recurring small-town sheriff and central supporting character in the Scream horror film franchise, known for his earnest, bumbling yet ultimately heroic efforts to stop the Ghostface killers.
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C.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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D.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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E.
Willie Reed
Willie Reed is an American professional basketball player and center who has played in the NBA and its developmental leagues, known for his rebounding and shot-blocking abilities.
- F. None of above.
- 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: Jimmie Dodd Target entity description: Jimmie Dodd was an American songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as the charismatic head Mouseketeer and musical host of the 1950s children's TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club."
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A.
Jimmie Angel
Jimmie Angel was an American aviator best known for bringing the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, to international attention after landing his plane atop the Auyán-tepui plateau.
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B.
Dewey Riley
Dewey Riley is a recurring small-town sheriff and central supporting character in the Scream horror film franchise, known for his earnest, bumbling yet ultimately heroic efforts to stop the Ghostface killers.
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C.
Johnny Gimble
Johnny Gimble was an influential American fiddler and mandolinist, best known as a leading figure in Western swing music and a longtime member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
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D.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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E.
Willie Reed
Willie Reed is an American professional basketball player and center who has played in the NBA and its developmental leagues, known for his rebounding and shot-blocking abilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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songwriter ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mickey Mouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-03-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-11-10 ⓘ |
| employer | Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment industry
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music composition ⓘ television ⓘ |
| fullName | James Wesley Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | children's music ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nickname | Jimmie Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the head Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club
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hosting a 1950s children's television show ⓘ |
| notableRole | musical host of The Mickey Mouse Club ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mickey Mouse Club March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Mickey Mouse Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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songwriter ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head Mouseketeer ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Ruth Carrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | The Mickey Mouse Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mickey Mouse Club March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jimmie Dodd Description of subject: Jimmie Dodd was an American songwriter, actor, and television personality best known as the charismatic head Mouseketeer and musical host of the 1950s children's TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Mickey Mouse Club
subject surface form:
The Mickey Mouse Club