Myra Breckinridge
E326671
Myra Breckinridge is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal that explores gender, sexuality, and Hollywood culture through its provocative, gender-bending title character.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myra Breckinridge canonical | 2 |
| Myra Breckinridge (character) | 1 |
| Myra Breckinridge / Myron series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3101300 — 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: Myra Breckinridge Context triple: [Gore Vidal, notableWork, Myra Breckinridge]
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A.
Elizabeth Doll
Elizabeth Doll was the wife of pioneering German physicist Heinrich Hertz, who first conclusively demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves.
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B.
Sybil Evers
Sybil Evers was a British singer and actress best known as the wife of Olympic sprinter Harold Abrahams and for her performances with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
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C.
Sissy Rommely
Sissy Rommely is a warm-hearted, often-married aunt character in Betty Smith’s novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," known for her romantic nature and close bond with the Nolan family.
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D.
Myra Belisle
Myra Belisle is the daughter of Abraham Zapruder, the amateur cameraman whose film famously captured the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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E.
Myra Finn
Myra Finn was the first wife of renowned American lyricist and musical theatre producer Oscar Hammerstein II.
- 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: Myra Breckinridge Target entity description: Myra Breckinridge is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal that explores gender, sexuality, and Hollywood culture through its provocative, gender-bending title character.
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A.
Elizabeth Doll
Elizabeth Doll was the wife of pioneering German physicist Heinrich Hertz, who first conclusively demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves.
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B.
Sybil Evers
Sybil Evers was a British singer and actress best known as the wife of Olympic sprinter Harold Abrahams and for her performances with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
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C.
Sissy Rommely
Sissy Rommely is a warm-hearted, often-married aunt character in Betty Smith’s novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," known for her romantic nature and close bond with the Nolan family.
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D.
Myra Belisle
Myra Belisle is the daughter of Abraham Zapruder, the amateur cameraman whose film famously captured the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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E.
Myra Finn
Myra Finn was the first wife of renowned American lyricist and musical theatre producer Oscar Hammerstein II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Michael Sarne ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| adaptationStars |
Mae West
ⓘ
Raquel Welch ⓘ Rex Reed ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Myra Breckinridge (film) ⓘ |
| author | Gore Vidal ⓘ |
| characterType | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
depiction of Hollywood
ⓘ
explicit sexual content ⓘ treatment of gender roles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
construction of gender identity
ⓘ
cultural myths of Hollywood ⓘ transgressive sexuality ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| follows | Hollywood culture ⓘ |
| genre |
postmodern novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Myron ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American culture
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ transgender themes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Gore Vidal bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Myra Breckinridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Myra Breckinridge (character)
|
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gender-bending protagonist
ⓘ
satire of American popular culture ⓘ use of film history references ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Myra Breckinridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Myra Breckinridge / Myron series
|
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| setting |
Hollywood
ⓘ
acting school ⓘ |
| theme |
Hollywood culture
ⓘ
feminism ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ masculinity ⓘ media satire ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Myra Breckinridge Description of subject: Myra Breckinridge is a satirical novel by Gore Vidal that explores gender, sexuality, and Hollywood culture through its provocative, gender-bending title character.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Myra Breckinridge (character)
this entity surface form:
Myra Breckinridge / Myron series