Lieutenant Joseph Cable
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Lieutenant Joseph Cable is a young U.S. Marine officer in the musical "South Pacific," whose forbidden romance and internal conflict highlight the show’s themes of love and prejudice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Joseph Cable canonical | 2 |
| Lt. Cable | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3169585 — 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: Lieutenant Joseph Cable Context triple: [Younger Than Springtime, performedByCharacter, Lieutenant Joseph Cable]
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A.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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B.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
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C.
Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
- 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: Lieutenant Joseph Cable Target entity description: Lieutenant Joseph Cable is a young U.S. Marine officer in the musical "South Pacific," whose forbidden romance and internal conflict highlight the show’s themes of love and prejudice.
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A.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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B.
Sergeant Ian McKay
Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
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C.
Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| appearsIn | South Pacific ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | South Pacific (1958 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
internal conflict
ⓘ
interracial romance ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ war and love ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lieutenant Joe Cable ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
James Michener
ⓘ
surface form:
James A. Michener
|
| basedOnWork | Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| conflict |
duty as an officer versus personal desires
ⓘ
struggle between love and social prejudice ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Oscar Hammerstein II
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| death | dies during a military mission in the story ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
South Pacific (stage production)
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific (1949 stage musical)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for anti-racist message in South Pacific
ⓘ
embodies the theme of learned prejudice ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
romantic lead with Liat
ⓘ
secondary male lead ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
idealistic
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
John Kerr
ⓘ
various stage actors in Broadway and revivals ⓘ |
| relationshipToCharacter |
ally of Nellie Forbush
ⓘ
friend of Emile de Becque ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Liat ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pacific islands
World War II ⓘ |
| singsSong |
Younger Than Springtime
ⓘ
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught ⓘ
surface form:
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
|
| songContext |
Younger Than Springtime
ⓘ
surface form:
Younger Than Springtime expresses his love for Liat
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught condemns learned racism ⓘ |
| stageDebutYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| workGenre |
romantic musical
ⓘ
war musical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Joseph Cable Description of subject: Lieutenant Joseph Cable is a young U.S. Marine officer in the musical "South Pacific," whose forbidden romance and internal conflict highlight the show’s themes of love and prejudice.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lt. Cable