Jervis Pendleton III
E229592
Jervis Pendleton III is the wealthy, middle-aged benefactor and eventual love interest of the orphaned heroine in the 1955 musical film "Daddy Long Legs."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jervis Pendleton III canonical | 3 |
| Jervis Pendleton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2008162 — 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.
Target entity: Jervis Pendleton III Context triple: [Daddy Long Legs (1955 film), character, Jervis Pendleton III]
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Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan was a prominent 19th-century American naval officer who became the Confederacy’s most famous admiral, best known for commanding the ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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C.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
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D.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
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E.
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Martin Van Buren and known for his controversial personal life and claims of having killed the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jervis Pendleton III Target entity description: Jervis Pendleton III is the wealthy, middle-aged benefactor and eventual love interest of the orphaned heroine in the 1955 musical film "Daddy Long Legs."
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A.
Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont was a 19th-century U.S. Navy rear admiral noted for his service in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars and for his influential role in modernizing the American naval fleet.
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B.
Franklin Buchanan
Franklin Buchanan was a prominent 19th-century American naval officer who became the Confederacy’s most famous admiral, best known for commanding the ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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C.
William Pinkney
William Pinkney was a prominent early American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served in various high-level roles for the United States, including as U.S. Attorney General and minister to the United Kingdom.
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D.
Ralph Izard
Ralph Izard was an American statesman and U.S. Senator from South Carolina who played a prominent role in the early federal government after the American Revolution.
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E.
Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson was the ninth vice president of the United States, serving under President Martin Van Buren and known for his controversial personal life and claims of having killed the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| age | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Daddy Long Legs
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surface form:
1955 film Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
musical film
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romantic film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Jervis Pendleton III
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jervis Pendleton
|
| basedOnAuthor | Jean Webster ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Daddy-Long-Legs ⓘ |
| benefactorOf | Julie Andre ⓘ |
| createdFor |
Daddy Long Legs
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surface form:
Daddy Long Legs (1955 film)
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| familyName | Pendleton ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jervis ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Julie Andre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
mentor figure
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romantic protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | philanthropist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
benefactor of the heroine
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love interest of the heroine ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Jervis Pendleton III Description of subject: Jervis Pendleton III is the wealthy, middle-aged benefactor and eventual love interest of the orphaned heroine in the 1955 musical film "Daddy Long Legs."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.