The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1961 novel by Muriel Spark about an eccentric and manipulative schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school and her profound influence on a select group of pupils.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie canonical | 3 |
| 1969 film adaptation The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | 1 |
| The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13612205 — 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)
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Target entity: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Context triple: [Muriel Spark, notableWork, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]
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A.
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
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B.
An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
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C.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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D.
Wise Children
Wise Children is a 1991 novel by Angela Carter that blends magical realism, Shakespearean allusion, and bawdy humor to explore themes of legitimacy, performance, and family through the lives of twin chorus girls.
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E.
The Making of a Schoolgirl
The Making of a Schoolgirl is a work by British author and suffragist Evelyn Sharp, reflecting her interest in girls’ lives and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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 Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Target entity description: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1961 novel by Muriel Spark about an eccentric and manipulative schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school and her profound influence on a select group of pupils.
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A.
Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
-
B.
An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
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C.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
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D.
Wise Children
Wise Children is a 1991 novel by Angela Carter that blends magical realism, Shakespearean allusion, and bawdy humor to explore themes of legitimacy, performance, and family through the lives of twin chorus girls.
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E.
The Making of a Schoolgirl
The Making of a Schoolgirl is a work by British author and suffragist Evelyn Sharp, reflecting her interest in girls’ lives and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jean Brodie
subject surface form:
Jean Brodie
this entity surface form:
1969 film adaptation The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
this entity surface form:
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)