The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story
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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1980 investigative article by Teresa Carpenter that chronicles the life, career, and tragic murder of Playboy model and actress Dorothy Stratten.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story canonical | 2 |
| Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13125531 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story Context triple: [Star 80, basedOn, The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story]
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A.
The Confessions of Linda Lovelace
The Confessions of Linda Lovelace is a controversial autobiographical book in which former porn star Linda Lovelace recounts her experiences in the adult film industry and alleges years of abuse and coercion.
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B.
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedy special by British comedian Eddie Izzard, known for its surreal, historical, and stream-of-consciousness humor.
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C.
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill is a 1980 erotic psychological thriller film by Brian De Palma, known for its stylish direction, suspenseful plot, and Hitchcockian influences.
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D.
Sex Kills
"Sex Kills" is a socially conscious song by Joni Mitchell that critiques modern society’s moral decay, consumerism, and violence.
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E.
To Die For
To Die For is a 1995 darkly comic crime drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Nicole Kidman as an ambitious small-town woman who will stop at nothing to become a famous television personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story Target entity description: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1980 investigative article by Teresa Carpenter that chronicles the life, career, and tragic murder of Playboy model and actress Dorothy Stratten.
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A.
The Confessions of Linda Lovelace
The Confessions of Linda Lovelace is a controversial autobiographical book in which former porn star Linda Lovelace recounts her experiences in the adult film industry and alleges years of abuse and coercion.
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B.
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedy special by British comedian Eddie Izzard, known for its surreal, historical, and stream-of-consciousness humor.
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C.
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill is a 1980 erotic psychological thriller film by Brian De Palma, known for its stylish direction, suspenseful plot, and Hitchcockian influences.
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D.
Sex Kills
"Sex Kills" is a socially conscious song by Joni Mitchell that critiques modern society’s moral decay, consumerism, and violence.
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E.
To Die For
To Die For is a 1995 darkly comic crime drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Nicole Kidman as an ambitious small-town woman who will stop at nothing to become a famous television personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
investigative article
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magazine article ⓘ |
| author | Teresa Carpenter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | murder of Dorothy Stratten ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
career of Dorothy Stratten
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life of Dorothy Stratten ⓘ murder of Dorothy Stratten ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Playboy model Dorothy Stratten
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linked to:
Playboy Playmate
actress Dorothy Stratten ⓘ
linked to:
Dorothy Stratten
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| genre |
journalism
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Dorothy Stratten ⓘ |
| hasSecondarySubject |
Hugh Hefner
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Paul Snider ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story ⓘ |
| influenced | later portrayals of Dorothy Stratten in film and television ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cost of fame
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power imbalance in relationships ⓘ rise and fall of a young celebrity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical portrayal of celebrity culture
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detailed narrative style ⓘ investigative depth ⓘ |
| portrays |
Hollywood and Playboy culture of the late 1970s
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relationship between Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine feature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| setting |
Los Angeles
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Playboy Mansion ⓘ |
| subject | Dorothy Stratten ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1970s
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1980 ⓘ |
| topic |
Playboy magazine
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linked to:
Playboy
celebrity culture ⓘ fame and exploitation ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story Description of subject: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1980 investigative article by Teresa Carpenter that chronicles the life, career, and tragic murder of Playboy model and actress Dorothy Stratten.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story
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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story
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