Gregory Anton
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Gregory Anton is the manipulative husband and primary villain in the 1944 psychological thriller "Gaslight," whose deceitful tactics give the film—and the term "gaslighting"—its enduring cultural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gregory Anton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926356 — 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: Gregory Anton Context triple: [Gaslight (1944 film), antagonistCharacter, Gregory Anton]
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A.
Gregory Jacobs
Gregory Jacobs is an American film producer and director known for his longtime collaboration with Steven Soderbergh on numerous critically acclaimed movies.
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B.
Gregory Perler
Gregory Perler is a film editor best known for his work on major animated features, including the movie "Rio 2."
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C.
Gregory Romano
Gregory Romano is one of the sons of American comedian and actor Ray Romano.
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D.
Gregory Jarvis
Gregory Jarvis was an American engineer and astronaut who served as a payload specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L.
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E.
Jon Gregory
Jon Gregory was a British film editor known for his work on acclaimed films such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Secrets & Lies," and several collaborations with director Mike Leigh.
- 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: Gregory Anton Target entity description: Gregory Anton is the manipulative husband and primary villain in the 1944 psychological thriller "Gaslight," whose deceitful tactics give the film—and the term "gaslighting"—its enduring cultural significance.
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A.
Gregory Jacobs
Gregory Jacobs is an American film producer and director known for his longtime collaboration with Steven Soderbergh on numerous critically acclaimed movies.
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B.
Gregory Perler
Gregory Perler is a film editor best known for his work on major animated features, including the movie "Rio 2."
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C.
Gregory Romano
Gregory Romano is one of the sons of American comedian and actor Ray Romano.
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D.
Gregory Jarvis
Gregory Jarvis was an American engineer and astronaut who served as a payload specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-L.
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E.
Jon Gregory
Jon Gregory was a British film editor known for his work on acclaimed films such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Secrets & Lies," and several collaborations with director Mike Leigh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sergis Bauer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gaslight
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaslight (1944 film)
|
| basedOn | Gregory (character in the play "Gas Light") ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Patrick Hamilton ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWorkAppearsIn | George Cukor ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| householdServants |
Elizabeth
ⓘ
Nancy ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | modern use of the term "gaslighting" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearsIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| methodOfManipulation |
denying his wife's perceptions
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dimming the gaslights in the house ⓘ hiding and moving objects ⓘ isolating his wife from others ⓘ lying about reality ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
domestic abuse
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psychological control ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gaslighting behavior
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psychological manipulation of his wife ⓘ |
| occupation | musician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Brian Cameron ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
attempts to gain control of Paula Alquist's inheritance
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seeks to drive Paula Alquist insane ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charles Boyer ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWorkAppearsIn | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| settingOfActions |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Paula Alquist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gregory Anton Description of subject: Gregory Anton is the manipulative husband and primary villain in the 1944 psychological thriller "Gaslight," whose deceitful tactics give the film—and the term "gaslighting"—its enduring cultural significance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gaslight (1944 film)