Norma Besant
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Norma Besant is the flirtatious Southern belle protagonist of the 1929 pre-Code drama film "Coquette," portrayed by Mary Pickford in her first talking role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norma Besant canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2305570 — 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: Norma Besant Context triple: [Coquette (1929 film), mainCharacter, Norma Besant]
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A.
Frank Besant
Frank Besant was the clergyman husband of British social reformer and theosophist Annie Besant, from whom she later separated.
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B.
Phoebe Palmer
Phoebe Palmer was a 19th-century American Methodist evangelist and writer whose teachings and revival work helped shape and popularize the Holiness movement.
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C.
Annie Besant
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, and political activist who became a leading advocate for Indian self-rule and president of the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Ellen White
Ellen White is a retired English footballer and prolific striker who became the all-time leading goalscorer for the England women’s national team.
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E.
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
Catherine Wolfe Bruce was a 19th-century American philanthropist and patron of astronomy whose generous support of observatories and telescopes led to a major astronomical award, the Bruce Medal, being named in her honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Norma Besant Target entity description: Norma Besant is the flirtatious Southern belle protagonist of the 1929 pre-Code drama film "Coquette," portrayed by Mary Pickford in her first talking role.
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A.
Frank Besant
Frank Besant was the clergyman husband of British social reformer and theosophist Annie Besant, from whom she later separated.
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B.
Phoebe Palmer
Phoebe Palmer was a 19th-century American Methodist evangelist and writer whose teachings and revival work helped shape and popularize the Holiness movement.
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C.
Annie Besant
Annie Besant was a prominent British socialist, theosophist, and political activist who became a leading advocate for Indian self-rule and president of the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Ellen White
Ellen White is a retired English footballer and prolific striker who became the all-time leading goalscorer for the England women’s national team.
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E.
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
Catherine Wolfe Bruce was a 19th-century American philanthropist and patron of astronomy whose generous support of observatories and telescopes led to a major astronomical award, the Bruce Medal, being named in her honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Coquette ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
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pre-Code film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southern United States
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surface form:
Southern United States culture
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| characterOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Besant ⓘ |
| fictionalPersona | Southern belle ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| filmTitle | Coquette ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Coquette ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Norma ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Michael Jeffrey ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | flirtatious ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mary Pickford ⓘ |
| portrayedInFirstTalkingRoleOf | Mary Pickford ⓘ |
| productionEra |
Pre-Code Hollywood
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surface form:
pre-Code Hollywood
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| protagonistOf | Coquette ⓘ |
| setInRegion |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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Subject: Norma Besant Description of subject: Norma Besant is the flirtatious Southern belle protagonist of the 1929 pre-Code drama film "Coquette," portrayed by Mary Pickford in her first talking role.
Referenced by (2)
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