Jack Pierce
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Jack Pierce was a legendary Hollywood makeup artist best known for creating the iconic monster makeups for Universal horror films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Pierce canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811474 — 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: Jack Pierce Context triple: [The Wolf Man, makeupArtist, Jack Pierce]
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A.
Ben Decter
Ben Decter is a television and film composer known for scoring series such as the action-comedy drama "Lethal Weapon."
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B.
Andy Starke
Andy Starke is a British film producer known for his work on distinctive independent and genre films, including projects with the production company Rook Films.
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C.
Eldritch Palmer
Eldritch Palmer is a wealthy, power-obsessed industrialist from *The Strain* series who allies with vampiric forces in pursuit of immortality.
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D.
Paul Wattson
Paul Wattson was an American Episcopal then Catholic priest best known for his pioneering work in promoting ecumenism and Christian unity in the early 20th century.
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E.
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is an American actor and television writer best known for his role in the 1985 horror-comedy film "Fright Night" and for his work on sitcoms such as "According to Jim."
- 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: Jack Pierce Target entity description: Jack Pierce was a legendary Hollywood makeup artist best known for creating the iconic monster makeups for Universal horror films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man.
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A.
Ben Decter
Ben Decter is a television and film composer known for scoring series such as the action-comedy drama "Lethal Weapon."
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B.
Andy Starke
Andy Starke is a British film producer known for his work on distinctive independent and genre films, including projects with the production company Rook Films.
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C.
Eldritch Palmer
Eldritch Palmer is a wealthy, power-obsessed industrialist from *The Strain* series who allies with vampiric forces in pursuit of immortality.
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D.
Paul Wattson
Paul Wattson was an American Episcopal then Catholic priest best known for his pioneering work in promoting ecumenism and Christian unity in the early 20th century.
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E.
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is an American actor and television writer best known for his role in the 1985 horror-comedy film "Fright Night" and for his work on sitcoms such as "According to Jim."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film crew member
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make-up artist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jack P. Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Janus Piccoulas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968-07-19 ⓘ |
| employer | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| fieldOfWork |
film makeup
ⓘ
monster character design ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
|
| influenced | modern cinematic monster makeup design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early stage makeup traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Frankenstein monster makeup for Boris Karloff
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The Mummy makeup for Boris Karloff ⓘ The Wolf Man makeup for Lon Chaney Jr. ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneer of classic horror makeup ⓘ |
| name | Jack Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating classic Universal horror monster makeups ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bride of Frankenstein (1935 film)
NERFINISHED
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Frankenstein (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of Frankenstein (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wolf Man (1941 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
make-up artist
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special effects artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | labor-intensive makeup techniques ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
cotton and collodion build-up
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rubber and putty prosthetics ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948 film)
NERFINISHED
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Dracula (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost of Frankenstein (1942 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invisible Man (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Dark House (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Werewolf of London (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
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Boris Karloff NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal horror directors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Pierce Description of subject: Jack Pierce was a legendary Hollywood makeup artist best known for creating the iconic monster makeups for Universal horror films such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Frankenstein (1931 film)
subject surface form:
The Monster (Frankenstein, 1931)