Edna Spalding
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Edna Spalding is the resilient Depression-era widow at the center of the film "Places in the Heart," who struggles to save her Texas farm and family through courage and determination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edna Spalding canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12170770 — 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: Edna Spalding Context triple: [Places in the Heart, mainCharacter, Edna Spalding]
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A.
Edna Stillwell
Edna Stillwell was an American writer and gagwoman best known for her work on and marriage to comedian Red Skelton during the early years of his career.
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B.
Edna Fry
Edna Fry is a fictional character from the British animated television series "Futurama," known as the grandmother of protagonist Philip J. Fry.
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C.
Edna Thompson
Edna Thompson was the wife of legendary American jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.
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D.
Edna Johnson
Edna Johnson was the wife of influential American jazz pianist and composer Fats Waller.
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E.
Edith Cushing
Edith Cushing is the aspiring young American author and protagonist of Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance film "Crimson Peak," whose curiosity and independence draw her into a haunted English manor filled with dark family secrets.
- 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: Edna Spalding Target entity description: Edna Spalding is the resilient Depression-era widow at the center of the film "Places in the Heart," who struggles to save her Texas farm and family through courage and determination.
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A.
Edna Stillwell
Edna Stillwell was an American writer and gagwoman best known for her work on and marriage to comedian Red Skelton during the early years of his career.
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B.
Edna Fry
Edna Fry is a fictional character from the British animated television series "Futurama," known as the grandmother of protagonist Philip J. Fry.
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C.
Edna Thompson
Edna Thompson was the wife of legendary American jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington.
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D.
Edna Johnson
Edna Johnson was the wife of influential American jazz pianist and composer Fats Waller.
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E.
Edith Cushing
Edith Cushing is the aspiring young American author and protagonist of Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance film "Crimson Peak," whose curiosity and independence draw her into a haunted English manor filled with dark family secrets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.