Laurel Hester
E1579293
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Laurel Hester was a New Jersey police lieutenant whose battle to secure pension benefits for her same-sex partner became a landmark case in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laurel Hester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23153038 — 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: Laurel Hester Context triple: [Freeheld, portrays, Laurel Hester]
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A.
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley was an American actress best known for her role as the quirky landlady Helen Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company" and its spin-off "The Ropers."
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B.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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C.
Heather Harlan
Heather Harlan is an American woman best known as the much younger second wife and widow of actor and comedian Tony Randall.
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D.
Lea Hurst
Lea Hurst is a historic country house in Derbyshire, England, best known as the childhood home of Florence Nightingale.
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E.
Laurie Harper
Laurie Harper is best known as the wife of American character actor Clifton James, recognized for his roles in films such as the James Bond series.
- 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: Laurel Hester Target entity description: Laurel Hester was a New Jersey police lieutenant whose battle to secure pension benefits for her same-sex partner became a landmark case in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.
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A.
Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley was an American actress best known for her role as the quirky landlady Helen Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company" and its spin-off "The Ropers."
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B.
Betsy Rue
Betsy Rue is an American actress best known for her roles in horror and thriller films, including her appearance in the slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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C.
Heather Harlan
Heather Harlan is an American woman best known as the much younger second wife and widow of actor and comedian Tony Randall.
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D.
Lea Hurst
Lea Hurst is a historic country house in Derbyshire, England, best known as the childhood home of Florence Nightingale.
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E.
Laurie Harper
Laurie Harper is best known as the wife of American character actor Clifton James, recognized for his roles in films such as the James Bond series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.