Mary
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Mary is a central fictional character in Ian McEwan’s unsettling novel "The Comfort of Strangers," whose relationship and experiences drive much of the story’s psychological tension.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19469644 — 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 Context triple: [The Comfort of Strangers, mainCharacter, Mary]
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Mary
Mary is the middle name of Edith Tolkien, the wife of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Mary
Mary is the birth name of American actress, comedian, and writer Lily Tomlin, known for her groundbreaking work in television, film, and theater.
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Mary
Mary is the given name of the American stage and film actress Josephine Hull, known for her roles in classic mid-20th-century theater and cinema.
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Mary is a character in the "Tunnel community" setting, known as one of the individuals living within its underground society.
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Mary
Mary is the given first name of American actress, author, and radio host Marilu Henner.
- 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 Target entity description: Mary is a central fictional character in Ian McEwan’s unsettling novel "The Comfort of Strangers," whose relationship and experiences drive much of the story’s psychological tension.
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Mary
Mary is a central character in the British drama film "Another Year," portrayed as a lonely, emotionally fragile woman whose struggles with aging and relationships contrast with the stability of her friends.
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Mary
Mary is the central protagonist of the play "The Memory of Water," around whom the story’s emotional and familial conflicts revolve.
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Mary
Mary is a 1927 psychological novel by Vladimir Nabokov that explores memory, exile, and lost love through the reflections of a Russian émigré in Berlin.
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Mary
Mary is a fictional character in B.F. Skinner’s utopian novel "Walden Two," representing one of the community’s young members shaped by its behaviorist social principles.
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Mary is a central character in the romantic comedy film "About Time," known for her warm, quirky personality and her relationship with the time-traveling protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.