Mrs. Coates
E1046020
Mrs. Coates is the mother in the Coates family from the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Coates canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13498893 — 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: Mrs. Coates Context triple: [Travis Coates, familyMember, Mrs. Coates]
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A.
Mrs. Finch
Mrs. Finch is the mother of Jem Finch, a central child character in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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B.
Poussey Washington
Poussey Washington is a beloved, sharp-witted inmate in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known for her moral integrity, tragic storyline, and close friendship with Taystee.
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C.
Mama Wallace
Mama Wallace is a musical artist known for contributing vocals to the track "The King & I."
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D.
Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Walker is a socially conservative American expatriate in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," serving as a foil to Daisy by embodying rigid Old World manners and moral judgments.
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E.
Vivian Banks
Vivian Banks is a central maternal figure on the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," known as Will Smith's intelligent, strong-willed, and nurturing aunt.
- 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: Mrs. Coates Target entity description: Mrs. Coates is the mother in the Coates family from the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
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A.
Mrs. Finch
Mrs. Finch is the mother of Jem Finch, a central child character in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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B.
Poussey Washington
Poussey Washington is a beloved, sharp-witted inmate in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known for her moral integrity, tragic storyline, and close friendship with Taystee.
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C.
Mama Wallace
Mama Wallace is a musical artist known for contributing vocals to the track "The King & I."
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D.
Mrs. Walker
Mrs. Walker is a socially conservative American expatriate in Henry James's novella "Daisy Miller," serving as a foil to Daisy by embodying rigid Old World manners and moral judgments.
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E.
Vivian Banks
Vivian Banks is a central maternal figure on the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," known as Will Smith's intelligent, strong-willed, and nurturing aunt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Yeller
ⓘ
novel Old Yeller ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
|
| associatedAnimal |
Old Yeller
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Fred Gipson ⓘ |
| family | Coates family ⓘ |
| familyName | Coates ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Old Yeller universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller
|
| firstPublicationAppearance | 1956 ⓘ |
| genre |
Western novel
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Arliss Coates
ⓘ
Travis Coates ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | parental figure guiding Travis's maturity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Old Yeller
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
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| residence | frontier farm in Texas ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
farm wife
ⓘ
mother of the Coates family ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Texas ⓘ |
| spouse | Mr. Coates ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1860s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mrs. Coates Description of subject: Mrs. Coates is the mother in the Coates family from the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.