Mame Wilks
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Mame Wilks is a central character in August Wilson’s play "Radio Golf," representing the ambitions and social-climbing aspirations of the Black middle class in 1990s Pittsburgh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mame Wilks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17063292 — 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: Mame Wilks Context triple: [Radio Golf, featuresCharacter, Mame Wilks]
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A.
Mame Dennis
Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.
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B.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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C.
Hilda Crane
Hilda Crane is a mid-20th-century novel by Samson Raphaelson, best known for its incisive portrayal of a conflicted young woman returning to her small hometown after failed relationships.
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D.
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic 1940s noir and drama films.
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E.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
- 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: Mame Wilks Target entity description: Mame Wilks is a central character in August Wilson’s play "Radio Golf," representing the ambitions and social-climbing aspirations of the Black middle class in 1990s Pittsburgh.
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A.
Mame Dennis
Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.
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B.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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C.
Hilda Crane
Hilda Crane is a mid-20th-century novel by Samson Raphaelson, best known for its incisive portrayal of a conflicted young woman returning to her small hometown after failed relationships.
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D.
Doris Dowling
Doris Dowling was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in classic 1940s noir and drama films.
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E.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.