Major Philip Kirby
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Major Philip Kirby is the charming yet unsuspecting Army officer who becomes the romantic lead opposite Ginger Rogers’ disguised heroine in the classic 1942 screwball comedy film "The Major and the Minor."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major Philip Kirby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2882459 — 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: Major Philip Kirby Context triple: [The Major and the Minor, character, Major Philip Kirby]
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A.
Brigadier Philip Hicks
Brigadier Philip Hicks was a British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Airlanding Brigade, a key glider-borne infantry formation of the airborne forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Major William Radcliff
Major William Radcliff was a U.S. Army officer after whom the city of Radcliff, Kentucky, was named in recognition of his service.
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C.
Brigadier David Morgan
Brigadier David Morgan is a British Army officer best known for leading UK forces in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown during the Falklands War.
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D.
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike is a British Army officer best known for commanding 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine was a British Army officer best known for his ill-fated command of imperial forces during the disastrous 1879 Battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- 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: Major Philip Kirby Target entity description: Major Philip Kirby is the charming yet unsuspecting Army officer who becomes the romantic lead opposite Ginger Rogers’ disguised heroine in the classic 1942 screwball comedy film "The Major and the Minor."
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A.
Brigadier Philip Hicks
Brigadier Philip Hicks was a British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Airlanding Brigade, a key glider-borne infantry formation of the airborne forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Major William Radcliff
Major William Radcliff was a U.S. Army officer after whom the city of Radcliff, Kentucky, was named in recognition of his service.
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C.
Brigadier David Morgan
Brigadier David Morgan is a British Army officer best known for leading UK forces in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown during the Falklands War.
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D.
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike is a British Army officer best known for commanding 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine was a British Army officer best known for his ill-fated command of imperial forces during the disastrous 1879 Battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Major and the Minor ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
romantic comedy
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screwball comedy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
unsuspecting ⓘ |
| countryOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| createdForWork | The Major and the Minor ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Billy Wilder ⓘ |
| distributorOfWork | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| hasLoveStoryWith | Susan Applegate disguised as a minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
male lead
ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ |
| occupation | Army officer ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ray Milland ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| rank | Major ⓘ |
| romanticInterest |
Ginger Rogers’ character
ⓘ
Susan Applegate ⓘ |
| romanticLeadOf | The Major and the Minor ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Billy Wilder
ⓘ
Charles Brackett ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II era ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Philip Kirby Description of subject: Major Philip Kirby is the charming yet unsuspecting Army officer who becomes the romantic lead opposite Ginger Rogers’ disguised heroine in the classic 1942 screwball comedy film "The Major and the Minor."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.