Van Dort family
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The Van Dort family is a nouveau riche merchant family in Tim Burton’s film "Corpse Bride," whose son Victor is arranged to marry Victoria Everglot to elevate both families’ social standing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Van Dort family canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12854890 — 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: Van Dort family Context triple: [Victoria Everglot, associatedWith, Van Dort family]
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A.
Vanderveer family
The Vanderveer family is a historic American family of Dutch descent associated with early colonial settlement and prominence in New Jersey.
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B.
Van Rensselaer family
The Van Rensselaer family was a powerful and wealthy Dutch-descended landowning dynasty in colonial and early New York, best known for controlling the vast Rensselaerswyck manor along the Hudson River.
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C.
Philipse family
The Philipse family was a prominent colonial-era landowning dynasty in New York, known for its vast estates and influence in commerce and politics.
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D.
Van Cortlandt family
The Van Cortlandt family was a prominent colonial-era New York landowning and political dynasty that played a major role in the early development of the Bronx and greater New York City.
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E.
Van Schaack family
The Van Schaack family is a prominent American family of Dutch origin known for its influential roles in early New York colonial society and politics.
- 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: Van Dort family Target entity description: The Van Dort family is a nouveau riche merchant family in Tim Burton’s film "Corpse Bride," whose son Victor is arranged to marry Victoria Everglot to elevate both families’ social standing.
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A.
Vanderveer family
The Vanderveer family is a historic American family of Dutch descent associated with early colonial settlement and prominence in New Jersey.
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B.
Van Rensselaer family
The Van Rensselaer family was a powerful and wealthy Dutch-descended landowning dynasty in colonial and early New York, best known for controlling the vast Rensselaerswyck manor along the Hudson River.
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C.
Philipse family
The Philipse family was a prominent colonial-era landowning dynasty in New York, known for its vast estates and influence in commerce and politics.
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D.
Van Cortlandt family
The Van Cortlandt family was a prominent colonial-era New York landowning and political dynasty that played a major role in the early development of the Bronx and greater New York City.
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E.
Van Schaack family
The Van Schaack family is a prominent American family of Dutch origin known for its influential roles in early New York colonial society and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character group
ⓘ
fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Corpse Bride ⓘ |
| arrangesMarriageFor | Victor Van Dort ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom (fictional Victorian setting)
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linked to:
United Kingdom (work of fiction)
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| createdBy | Tim Burton ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Corpse Bride universe
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linked to:
Corpse Bride
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | stop-motion animated dark fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasFather | William Van Dort ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Nell Van Dort
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Victor Van Dort ⓘ William Van Dort ⓘ |
| hasMother | Nell Van Dort ⓘ |
| hasSon | Victor Van Dort ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marriageAllianceWith |
Everglot family
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linked to:
Everglot
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| marriageArrangedWith | Victoria Everglot ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| motivation |
elevate social standing
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gain acceptance into high society ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | family of the male protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant family ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
aspiring to aristocracy
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socially awkward ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Laika (animation studio)
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linked to:
Laika Entertainment
Tim Burton Productions ⓘ |
| relationshipToVictor | parents of the protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | fictional European village ⓘ |
| socialClass | nouveau riche ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class mobility
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marriage of convenience ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Victorian era (fictionalized)
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linked to:
Victorian era
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| wealthSource | fish cannery business ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Van Dort family Description of subject: The Van Dort family is a nouveau riche merchant family in Tim Burton’s film "Corpse Bride," whose son Victor is arranged to marry Victoria Everglot to elevate both families’ social standing.
Referenced by (6)
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