Dorothy Quimby
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Dorothy Quimby is the patient, practical mother of Ramona and Beezus in Beverly Cleary’s beloved children’s book series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dorothy Quimby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20029136 — 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: Dorothy Quimby Context triple: [Ramona and Beezus, character, Dorothy Quimby]
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A.
Dorothy Gillooly
Dorothy Gillooly was the wife of American actor George Kennedy, known for her marriage to the Academy Award–winning performer.
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B.
Dorothy Bussy
Dorothy Bussy was an English novelist and translator best known for her close association with French writer André Gide and for translating many of his works into English.
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C.
Dorothy Compton
Dorothy Compton was an American singer and voice actress active in early animated films, best known for her work in classic Walt Disney productions.
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D.
Dorothy Mullican
Dorothy Mullican was the birth name of American actress Lola Lane, one of the Lane Sisters who appeared in numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams was an American character actress known for her numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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: Dorothy Quimby Target entity description: Dorothy Quimby is the patient, practical mother of Ramona and Beezus in Beverly Cleary’s beloved children’s book series.
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A.
Dorothy Gillooly
Dorothy Gillooly was the wife of American actor George Kennedy, known for her marriage to the Academy Award–winning performer.
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B.
Dorothy Bussy
Dorothy Bussy was an English novelist and translator best known for her close association with French writer André Gide and for translating many of his works into English.
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C.
Dorothy Compton
Dorothy Compton was an American singer and voice actress active in early animated films, best known for her work in classic Walt Disney productions.
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D.
Dorothy Mullican
Dorothy Mullican was the birth name of American actress Lola Lane, one of the Lane Sisters who appeared in numerous Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams was an American character actress known for her numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.