Mary Dean
E1227330
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Mary Dean is a songwriter best known for co-writing Cher’s 1973 hit single “Half-Breed.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Dean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16673725 — 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: Mary Dean Context triple: [Half-Breed, songwriter, Mary Dean]
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A.
Mary Kirk
Mary Kirk was an American woman best known as the second wife of British-American shipping executive Ernest Aldrich Simpson, who later married Wallis Simpson.
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B.
Sarah Carrier
Sarah Carrier is the young protagonist of the historical novel "The Heretic's Daughter," which follows her experiences and family’s persecution during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Sarah More
Sarah More is a woman known primarily as the sister of Martha More.
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D.
Octavia Tarrant
Octavia Tarrant is a character in the horror film "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh," connected to the film’s central mystery surrounding the Candyman legend.
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E.
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen is a feminine given name of English origin, often used as a compound of "Mary" and "Ellen."
- 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: Mary Dean Target entity description: Mary Dean is a songwriter best known for co-writing Cher’s 1973 hit single “Half-Breed.”
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A.
Mary Kirk
Mary Kirk was an American woman best known as the second wife of British-American shipping executive Ernest Aldrich Simpson, who later married Wallis Simpson.
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B.
Sarah Carrier
Sarah Carrier is the young protagonist of the historical novel "The Heretic's Daughter," which follows her experiences and family’s persecution during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Sarah More
Sarah More is a woman known primarily as the sister of Martha More.
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D.
Octavia Tarrant
Octavia Tarrant is a character in the horror film "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh," connected to the film’s central mystery surrounding the Candyman legend.
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E.
Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen is a feminine given name of English origin, often used as a compound of "Mary" and "Ellen."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.