Theodore Hickman
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Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore Hickman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2667647 — 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: Theodore Hickman Context triple: [The Iceman Cometh, mainCharacter, Theodore Hickman]
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A.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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B.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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C.
Frank Irving Cobb
Frank Irving Cobb was an influential American journalist and editor best known for leading the New York World’s editorial page in the early 20th century.
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D.
William H. Hunt
William H. Hunt was a 19th-century American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and played a key role in modernizing the Navy’s institutions and intelligence capabilities.
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E.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
- 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: Theodore Hickman Target entity description: Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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A.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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B.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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C.
Frank Irving Cobb
Frank Irving Cobb was an influential American journalist and editor best known for leading the New York World’s editorial page in the early 20th century.
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D.
William H. Hunt
William H. Hunt was a 19th-century American lawyer and statesman who served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy and played a key role in modernizing the Navy’s institutions and intelligence capabilities.
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E.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Iceman Cometh ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
disillusionment
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existential despair ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| centralConflict | conflict between truth and the need for illusions ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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self-deluding ⓘ |
| creator |
Eugene O'Neill
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surface form:
Eugene O’Neill
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| dramaticArc |
attempts to strip others of comforting illusions
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reveals his own profound self-deception ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Iceman Cometh
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surface form:
The Iceman Cometh (1946 Broadway premiere)
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
realist drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
agent of revelation
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drives the unraveling of illusions ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Hickey ⓘ |
| occupation | traveling salesman ⓘ |
| relationshipToOtherCharacters | friend of Harry Hope’s bar regulars ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
catalyst for other characters’ crises
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protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Harry Hope’s saloon ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| workForm | play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodore Hickman Description of subject: Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
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