Fairvale, California
E1187646
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Fairvale, California is the fictional small town setting associated with Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic "Psycho."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairvale, California canonical | 6 |
| Fairvale, California (intended destination) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16004860 — 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: Fairvale, California Context triple: [Norman Bates, locatedInFictionalUniverse, Fairvale, California]
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Fairfield, California
Fairfield, California is a city in Solano County situated between San Francisco and Sacramento, known for its role as a regional commercial center and as the home of Travis Air Force Base and the Jelly Belly Candy Company.
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Fairfax, California
Fairfax, California is a small town in Marin County known for its proximity to redwood forests, outdoor recreation, and a laid-back, environmentally conscious community.
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C.
Foresthill, California
Foresthill, California is a small unincorporated community in Placer County known for its historic Gold Rush roots and scenic location in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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D.
Colfax, California
Colfax, California is a small historic Gold Rush–era town in Placer County known as a former railroad hub in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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E.
Sunnydale, California
Sunnydale, California is the fictional Southern California town that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known for its Hellmouth and frequent supernatural occurrences.
- 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: Fairvale, California Target entity description: Fairvale, California is the fictional small town setting associated with Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic "Psycho."
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A.
Fairfield, California
Fairfield, California is a city in Solano County situated between San Francisco and Sacramento, known for its role as a regional commercial center and as the home of Travis Air Force Base and the Jelly Belly Candy Company.
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B.
Fairfax, California
Fairfax, California is a small town in Marin County known for its proximity to redwood forests, outdoor recreation, and a laid-back, environmentally conscious community.
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C.
Foresthill, California
Foresthill, California is a small unincorporated community in Placer County known for its historic Gold Rush roots and scenic location in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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D.
Colfax, California
Colfax, California is a small historic Gold Rush–era town in Placer County known as a former railroad hub in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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E.
Sunnydale, California
Sunnydale, California is the fictional Southern California town that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," known for its Hellmouth and frequent supernatural occurrences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.