Council of Dads
E1035484
Council of Dads is a memoir by Bruce Feiler in which he asks close friends to help guide his daughters’ lives after he is diagnosed with cancer.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Dads canonical | 2 |
| Council of Dads (TV series) | 1 |
| The Council of Dads | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13334612 — 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: Council of Dads Context triple: [Charlie Gogolak, notableWork, Council of Dads]
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A.
Raising Dad
Raising Dad is an early-2000s American sitcom about a widowed father raising his two daughters, notable for featuring a young Kat Dennings in one of the lead roles.
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B.
Dads (TV series)
Dads is an American sitcom that follows two successful video game developers whose lives are upended when their immature, overbearing fathers move in with them.
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C.
Single Dads
Single Dads is a film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts that focuses on the challenges and humor of modern single fatherhood.
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D.
Superdad
Superdad is a 1973 Disney family comedy film starring Bob Crane as an overprotective father trying to control his daughter's future.
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E.
World's Greatest Dad
"World's Greatest Dad" is a dark comedy film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, starring Robin Williams as a struggling writer and high school teacher dealing with the aftermath of a family tragedy.
- 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: Council of Dads Target entity description: Council of Dads is a memoir by Bruce Feiler in which he asks close friends to help guide his daughters’ lives after he is diagnosed with cancer.
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A.
Raising Dad
Raising Dad is an early-2000s American sitcom about a widowed father raising his two daughters, notable for featuring a young Kat Dennings in one of the lead roles.
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B.
Dads (TV series)
Dads is an American sitcom that follows two successful video game developers whose lives are upended when their immature, overbearing fathers move in with them.
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C.
Single Dads
Single Dads is a film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts that focuses on the challenges and humor of modern single fatherhood.
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D.
Superdad
Superdad is a 1973 Disney family comedy film starring Bob Crane as an overprotective father trying to control his daughter's future.
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E.
World's Greatest Dad
"World's Greatest Dad" is a dark comedy film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, starring Robin Williams as a struggling writer and high school teacher dealing with the aftermath of a family tragedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about | a father planning guidance for his children in case of his death ⓘ |
| author | Bruce Feiler ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | formation of a council of dads ⓘ |
| describes |
Bruce Feiler’s cancer diagnosis
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Bruce Feiler’s close friends ⓘ Bruce Feiler’s relationship with his daughters ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bruce Feiler
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Bruce Feiler’s daughters ⓘ Bruce Feiler’s friends ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Council of Dads (TV series)
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linked to:
Council of Dads
|
| hasTitle |
The Council of Dads
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linked to:
Council of Dads
|
| intendedAudience | general adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cancer
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family ⓘ fatherhood ⓘ friendship ⓘ grief ⓘ legacy ⓘ life planning ⓘ parenting ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | asking friends to help guide his daughters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploring unconventional father figures
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inspiring the television series Council of Dads ⓘ |
| setting | United States in the early 21st century ⓘ |
| theme |
community support
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love between parent and child ⓘ preparing for an uncertain future ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Bruce Feiler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Council of Dads Description of subject: Council of Dads is a memoir by Bruce Feiler in which he asks close friends to help guide his daughters’ lives after he is diagnosed with cancer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Council of Dads
linked to: Council of Dads