Mary Dempster
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Mary Dempster is a pivotal, saint-like yet tragic figure in Robertson Davies' novel "Fifth Business," whose perceived madness and miracles profoundly shape the protagonist's life and beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Dempster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18488455 — 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 Dempster Context triple: [Fifth Business, mainCharacter, Mary Dempster]
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A.
Carol Dempster
Carol Dempster was an American silent film actress best known as one of director D. W. Griffith’s leading ladies in the 1920s.
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B.
Elizabeth Dempster
Elizabeth Dempster was the sister of English landowner and Sutton Hoo patron Edith Pretty, belonging to the same prominent early 20th-century family.
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C.
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson is the birth name of Tipper Gore, the American social issues advocate and former Second Lady of the United States.
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D.
Marion Stirling
Marion Stirling was an American archaeologist and researcher known for her work alongside her husband Matthew Stirling in the study of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations.
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E.
Mary Campbell
Mary Campbell is a central character in the satirical television sitcom "Soap," known for her role in the show's parody of daytime soap opera tropes.
- 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 Dempster Target entity description: Mary Dempster is a pivotal, saint-like yet tragic figure in Robertson Davies' novel "Fifth Business," whose perceived madness and miracles profoundly shape the protagonist's life and beliefs.
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A.
Carol Dempster
Carol Dempster was an American silent film actress best known as one of director D. W. Griffith’s leading ladies in the 1920s.
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B.
Elizabeth Dempster
Elizabeth Dempster was the sister of English landowner and Sutton Hoo patron Edith Pretty, belonging to the same prominent early 20th-century family.
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C.
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson is the birth name of Tipper Gore, the American social issues advocate and former Second Lady of the United States.
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D.
Marion Stirling
Marion Stirling was an American archaeologist and researcher known for her work alongside her husband Matthew Stirling in the study of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations.
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E.
Mary Campbell
Mary Campbell is a central character in the satirical television sitcom "Soap," known for her role in the show's parody of daytime soap opera tropes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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