Bill Apperson’s Boy
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Bill Apperson’s Boy is a 1919 American silent drama film, now considered lost, that starred Charles Ray and was directed by William Desmond Taylor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill Apperson’s Boy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12054013 — 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)
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Target entity: Bill Apperson’s Boy Context triple: [Bill Apperson’s Boy (1919 film), hasTitle, Bill Apperson’s Boy]
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A.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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B.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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C.
Wide Boy
"Wide Boy" is a song by the English art pop duo Godley & Creme, known for their inventive music and pioneering music videos.
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D.
Willy and the Poor Boys
"Willy and the Poor Boys" is a 1969 roots-rock album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, noted for its blend of swamp rock, blues, and socially conscious songs like "Fortunate Son."
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E.
The Boy Named If
The Boy Named If is a 2022 rock album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters that revisits his sharp, guitar-driven sound with themes of memory, aging, and lost innocence.
- 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: Bill Apperson’s Boy Target entity description: Bill Apperson’s Boy is a 1919 American silent drama film, now considered lost, that starred Charles Ray and was directed by William Desmond Taylor.
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A.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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B.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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C.
Wide Boy
"Wide Boy" is a song by the English art pop duo Godley & Creme, known for their inventive music and pioneering music videos.
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D.
Willy and the Poor Boys
"Willy and the Poor Boys" is a 1969 roots-rock album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, noted for its blend of swamp rock, blues, and socially conscious songs like "Fortunate Son."
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E.
The Boy Named If
The Boy Named If is a 2022 rock album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters that revisits his sharp, guitar-driven sound with themes of memory, aging, and lost innocence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.