The May Irwin Kiss
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The May Irwin Kiss is an 1896 short silent film famous for depicting one of the earliest onscreen kisses in cinema history.
All labels observed (1)
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| The May Irwin Kiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12287875 — 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: The May Irwin Kiss Context triple: [The Kiss (1896 film), alsoKnownAs, The May Irwin Kiss]
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A.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 biographical musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that dramatizes the lives and careers of the famous early 20th-century ballroom dancing duo Vernon and Irene Castle.
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Mary Jane's Last Dance
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is a 1993 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its haunting melody, enigmatic lyrics, and iconic music video featuring Kim Basinger.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
- 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: The May Irwin Kiss Target entity description: The May Irwin Kiss is an 1896 short silent film famous for depicting one of the earliest onscreen kisses in cinema history.
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A.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a 1939 biographical musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that dramatizes the lives and careers of the famous early 20th-century ballroom dancing duo Vernon and Irene Castle.
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B.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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C.
Mary Jane's Last Dance
"Mary Jane's Last Dance" is a 1993 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its haunting melody, enigmatic lyrics, and iconic music video featuring Kim Basinger.
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D.
The Actress
The Actress is a 1953 American comedy-drama film, directed by George Cukor and based on Ruth Gordon’s autobiographical play, depicting a young woman’s determination to pursue a stage career against her father’s wishes.
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E.
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Kiss (1896 film)