Joan C. Gratz
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Joan C. Gratz is an American animator and filmmaker renowned for pioneering clay painting animation and winning an Academy Award for her short film "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase."
All labels observed (1)
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| Joan C. Gratz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10392284 — 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: Joan C. Gratz Context triple: [The Prophet (2014 film), segmentDirector, Joan C. Gratz]
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A.
Joan Jacobs
Joan Jacobs is an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for her extensive charitable work in education, healthcare, and culture, often in partnership with her husband, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs.
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B.
Linda Gottlieb
Linda Gottlieb is an American film and television producer best known for producing the iconic 1987 romantic drama film "Dirty Dancing."
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C.
Joan E. Chapman
Joan E. Chapman is a film editor known for her work on the action movie "First Blood."
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D.
Patricia Blum
Patricia Blum is a character in Stephen King's horror novel "It," known as the wife of Stan Uris.
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E.
Patricia Fruen
Patricia Fruen is an actress known for her role in the film "Way Down East."
- 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: Joan C. Gratz Target entity description: Joan C. Gratz is an American animator and filmmaker renowned for pioneering clay painting animation and winning an Academy Award for her short film "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase."
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A.
Joan Jacobs
Joan Jacobs is an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for her extensive charitable work in education, healthcare, and culture, often in partnership with her husband, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs.
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B.
Linda Gottlieb
Linda Gottlieb is an American film and television producer best known for producing the iconic 1987 romantic drama film "Dirty Dancing."
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C.
Joan E. Chapman
Joan E. Chapman is a film editor known for her work on the action movie "First Blood."
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D.
Patricia Blum
Patricia Blum is a character in Stephen King's horror novel "It," known as the wife of Stan Uris.
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E.
Patricia Fruen
Patricia Fruen is an actress known for her role in the film "Way Down East."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American filmmaker
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animated short film ⓘ animated short film ⓘ animated short film ⓘ animated short film ⓘ animator ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ short film director ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | clay painting animation ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Will Vinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| degree | Bachelor of Architecture ⓘ |
| director |
Joan C. Gratz
NERFINISHED
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Joan C. Gratz NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan C. Gratz NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan C. Gratz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | Will Vinton Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation
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clay animation ⓘ clay painting animation ⓘ |
| genre | animated short film ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.gratzfilm.com ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering clay painting animation
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short film "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Joan C. Gratz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Kubla Khan
NERFINISHED
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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ Pro and Con NERFINISHED ⓘ The Creation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| producer | Joan C. Gratz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
clay painting
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stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| workLocation | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joan C. Gratz Description of subject: Joan C. Gratz is an American animator and filmmaker renowned for pioneering clay painting animation and winning an Academy Award for her short film "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Prophet (2014 film)