The Professor and the Madman
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The Professor and the Madman is a historical drama film about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focusing on the collaboration between scholar James Murray and mentally ill contributor William Minor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Professor and the Madman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15102609 — 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: The Professor and the Madman Context triple: [Natalie Dormer, notableWork, The Professor and the Madman]
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A.
The English: A Portrait of a People
The English: A Portrait of a People is a non-fiction book by Jeremy Paxman that explores the character, history, and national identity of the English.
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B.
The Treasures of the British Museum
The Treasures of the British Museum is a book by Neil MacGregor that explores and interprets key objects from the British Museum’s collection to illuminate world history and culture.
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C.
The Great and Secret Show
The Great and Secret Show is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Clive Barker that explores a hidden war between supernatural forces and humanity through a surreal, metaphysical narrative.
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D.
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book is a 1971 American underground black comedy film known for its avant-garde style, sexual satire, and cult status.
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E.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
- 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 Professor and the Madman Target entity description: The Professor and the Madman is a historical drama film about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focusing on the collaboration between scholar James Murray and mentally ill contributor William Minor.
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A.
The English: A Portrait of a People
The English: A Portrait of a People is a non-fiction book by Jeremy Paxman that explores the character, history, and national identity of the English.
-
B.
The Treasures of the British Museum
The Treasures of the British Museum is a book by Neil MacGregor that explores and interprets key objects from the British Museum’s collection to illuminate world history and culture.
-
C.
The Great and Secret Show
The Great and Secret Show is a dark fantasy-horror novel by Clive Barker that explores a hidden war between supernatural forces and humanity through a surreal, metaphysical narrative.
-
D.
The Telephone Book
The Telephone Book is a 1971 American underground black comedy film known for its avant-garde style, sexual satire, and cult status.
-
E.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.