Edward Jessup
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Edward Jessup is the brilliant but obsessive scientist in the film "Altered States" who experiments with sensory deprivation and psychedelic drugs, leading to dangerous transformations in his consciousness and body.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Jessup canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17084507 — 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: Edward Jessup Context triple: [Altered States, mainCharacter, Edward Jessup]
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A.
Richard Jessup
Richard Jessup was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for writing the novel that inspired the film "The Cincinnati Kid."
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B.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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C.
Leonard Woodcock
Leonard Woodcock was an American labor leader and diplomat who notably served as the first U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China after the normalization of relations.
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D.
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Avery Jessup
Avery Jessup is a sharp, conservative CNBC host and Jack Donaghy’s ambitious love interest on the television series "30 Rock."
- 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: Edward Jessup Target entity description: Edward Jessup is the brilliant but obsessive scientist in the film "Altered States" who experiments with sensory deprivation and psychedelic drugs, leading to dangerous transformations in his consciousness and body.
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A.
Richard Jessup
Richard Jessup was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for writing the novel that inspired the film "The Cincinnati Kid."
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B.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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C.
Leonard Woodcock
Leonard Woodcock was an American labor leader and diplomat who notably served as the first U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China after the normalization of relations.
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D.
Arthur Aylesworth
Arthur Aylesworth was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Avery Jessup
Avery Jessup is a sharp, conservative CNBC host and Jack Donaghy’s ambitious love interest on the television series "30 Rock."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Altered States