Vivian Leopold James
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Vivian Leopold James is the birth name of Clive James, the Australian-born critic, broadcaster, poet, and memoirist renowned for his wit and cultural commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vivian Leopold James canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4462682 — 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: Vivian Leopold James Context triple: [Clive James, birthName, Vivian Leopold James]
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A.
Mary James
Mary James was the first wife of acclaimed American film director Vincente Minnelli, known primarily for her brief marriage to him before his later, more famous unions.
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B.
Jean Muir
Jean Muir was an American film, stage, and television actress active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in Hollywood productions and later for being one of the first performers blacklisted during the Red Scare.
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C.
Jane Richard
Jane Richard is known as the sister of Martin Richard, the young boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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D.
Mary Douglas Glasspool
Mary Douglas Glasspool is an American Episcopal bishop notable for being one of the first openly lesbian bishops in the Anglican Communion.
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E.
Sarah James
Sarah James is a British television producer best known for serving as the executive producer of the BBC dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing.
- 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: Vivian Leopold James Target entity description: Vivian Leopold James is the birth name of Clive James, the Australian-born critic, broadcaster, poet, and memoirist renowned for his wit and cultural commentary.
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A.
Mary James
Mary James was the first wife of acclaimed American film director Vincente Minnelli, known primarily for her brief marriage to him before his later, more famous unions.
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B.
Jean Muir
Jean Muir was an American film, stage, and television actress active in the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in Hollywood productions and later for being one of the first performers blacklisted during the Red Scare.
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C.
Jane Richard
Jane Richard is known as the sister of Martin Richard, the young boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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D.
Mary Douglas Glasspool
Mary Douglas Glasspool is an American Episcopal bishop notable for being one of the first openly lesbian bishops in the Anglican Communion.
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E.
Sarah James
Sarah James is a British television producer best known for serving as the executive producer of the BBC dance competition show Strictly Come Dancing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcaster
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critic ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthNameOf | Clive James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-11-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pembroke College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Sydney Technical High School NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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memoir ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName |
Leopold
NERFINISHED
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Vivian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Clive James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movedTo | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Vivian Leopold James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
autobiographical writing
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television criticism ⓘ witty cultural commentary ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cultural Amnesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falling Towards England NERFINISHED ⓘ May Week Was in June NERFINISHED ⓘ North Face of Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ Unreliable Memoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
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essayist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ memoirist ⓘ poet ⓘ television critic ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Kogarah NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Prue Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vivian Leopold James Description of subject: Vivian Leopold James is the birth name of Clive James, the Australian-born critic, broadcaster, poet, and memoirist renowned for his wit and cultural commentary.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.