The Winslow Boy
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The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151041 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Winslow Boy Context triple: [Terence Rattigan, notableWork, The Winslow Boy]
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A.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is a satirical Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that critiques the greed, corruption, and social pretensions of 19th-century British society.
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B.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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C.
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.
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Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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E.
The Eustace Diamonds
The Eustace Diamonds is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically explores greed, social ambition, and moral ambiguity through the controversy surrounding a disputed family heirloom.
- 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: The Winslow Boy Target entity description: The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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A.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is a satirical Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that critiques the greed, corruption, and social pretensions of 19th-century British society.
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B.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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C.
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.
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D.
Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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E.
The Eustace Diamonds
The Eustace Diamonds is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically explores greed, social ambition, and moral ambiguity through the controversy surrounding a disputed family heirloom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Archer-Shee case
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real Edwardian-era legal case ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Arthur Winslow is the patriarch of the Winslow family
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Catherine Winslow is a suffragette and Ronnie’s sister ⓘ Sir Robert Morton is the barrister representing the Winslow family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | three-act play ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| genre |
family drama
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legal drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Winslow Boy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
The Winslow Boy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British legal system
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civil liberties ⓘ class and society in Edwardian England ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Winslow
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Catherine Winslow ⓘ Grace Winslow ⓘ Ronnie Winslow ⓘ Sir Robert Morton ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Let right be done. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century British theatre ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name after he is accused of theft at a naval college. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTime | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Old Royal Naval College
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surface form:
Royal Naval College
court-martial appeal ⓘ |
| theme |
family loyalty
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honour ⓘ individual versus state ⓘ justice ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | pre-World War I Britain ⓘ |
| writer | Terence Rattigan ⓘ |
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Subject: The Winslow Boy Description of subject: The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
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The Winslow Boy (stage)
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Let right be done
Sir Robert Morton is the barrister representing the Winslow family
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The Winslow Boy
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Sir Robert Morton
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Arthur Winslow
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Arthur Winslow
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The Winslow Boy (1946 play)
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Catherine Winslow
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Catherine Winslow
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The Winslow Boy universe
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The Winslow Boy (stage production)
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The Winslow Boy (play, 1946)
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The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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The Winslow Boy (stage role)
this entity surface form:
The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
this entity surface form:
The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
this entity surface form:
The Winslow Boy (1948 film)