A Ticket to the Circus
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A Ticket to the Circus is a memoir by Norris Church Mailer recounting her unconventional life, including her marriage to writer Norman Mailer and her experiences in the literary and art worlds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Ticket to the Circus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2886207 — 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)
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Target entity: A Ticket to the Circus Context triple: [Norris Church Mailer, notableWork, A Ticket to the Circus]
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A.
At the Circus
"At the Circus" is a 1939 comedy film starring the Marx Brothers, featuring their trademark slapstick and musical numbers in a plot to save a struggling circus.
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B.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
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E.
The Circus of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which the recurring young protagonists become entangled with spies and political intrigue while traveling with a circus.
- 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: A Ticket to the Circus Target entity description: A Ticket to the Circus is a memoir by Norris Church Mailer recounting her unconventional life, including her marriage to writer Norman Mailer and her experiences in the literary and art worlds.
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A.
At the Circus
"At the Circus" is a 1939 comedy film starring the Marx Brothers, featuring their trademark slapstick and musical numbers in a plot to save a struggling circus.
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B.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
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C.
The Circus
The Circus is a 2008 studio album by British pop group Take That, noted for its theatrical themes and hit singles like "Greatest Day" and "Up All Night."
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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E.
The Circus of Adventure
The Circus of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in which the recurring young protagonists become entangled with spies and political intrigue while traveling with a circus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Norris Church Mailer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresPerson | Norman Mailer ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic ambition
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fame ⓘ infidelity ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Ticket to the Circus self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Norris Church Mailer ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid portrayal of Norman Mailer
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insider view of American literary circles ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
New York literary scene
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subject |
Arkansas
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New York City ⓘ Norman Mailer ⓘ Norris Church Mailer ⓘ art world ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ literary world ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Ticket to the Circus Description of subject: A Ticket to the Circus is a memoir by Norris Church Mailer recounting her unconventional life, including her marriage to writer Norman Mailer and her experiences in the literary and art worlds.
Referenced by (4)
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