Mame Dennis
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Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mame Dennis canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546978 — 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: Mame Dennis Context triple: [Mame (stage role), basedOn, Mame Dennis]
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A.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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B.
Pat Cleveland
Pat Cleveland is an American fashion model renowned as one of the first prominent Black supermodels, celebrated for her work in the 1970s and her influence on diversity in the fashion industry.
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C.
Merry Gardner
Merry Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, the daughter of Samwise Gamgee, appearing in the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs 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: Mame Dennis Target entity description: Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.
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A.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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B.
Pat Cleveland
Pat Cleveland is an American fashion model renowned as one of the first prominent Black supermodels, celebrated for her work in the 1970s and her influence on diversity in the fashion industry.
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C.
Merry Gardner
Merry Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, the daughter of Samwise Gamgee, appearing in the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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D.
Maude Findlay
Maude Findlay is the outspoken, liberal, middle-aged feminist protagonist of the 1970s American sitcom "Maude," portrayed by Bea Arthur.
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E.
Lucille Bliss
Lucille Bliss was an American voice actress best known for her work in classic animated films and television, including early Disney productions and the original Smurfs series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedAsCharacterIn |
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (Broadway play)
Mame ⓘ
surface form:
Mame (1966 musical)
Mame ⓘ
surface form:
Mame (1974 film musical)
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| alsoKnownAs |
Mame
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
|
| appearsIn |
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (stage play)
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| appearsInForm |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| associatedMotto | “Life is a banquet” ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf |
Mame
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
|
| createdBy | Patrick Dennis ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic eccentric aunt archetype ⓘ |
| familyName | Dennis ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mame ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Patrick Dennis (character) ⓘ |
| inUniverseLifestyle | extravagant ⓘ |
| inUniverseOccupation | hostess ⓘ |
| literaryDebutWork |
Mame
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
|
| literaryGenre | comic novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | driving force of plot ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
eccentric
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flamboyant ⓘ free-spirited ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Angela Lansbury
ⓘ
Lucille Ball ⓘ Rosalind Russell ⓘ |
| relationshipToPatrickDennis | aunt and guardian ⓘ |
| role | aunt ⓘ |
| settingEra |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| socialStatus | socialite ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
bohemian lifestyle
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family relationships ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mame Dennis Description of subject: Mame Dennis is the flamboyant, free-spirited socialite aunt who serves as the central character in Patrick Dennis’s novel “Auntie Mame” and its stage and film adaptations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.