Harvey Shine
E501034
Harvey Shine is the middle-aged, down-on-his-luck jingle writer portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the romantic drama film "Last Chance Harvey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvey Shine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203576 — 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: Harvey Shine Context triple: [Last Chance Harvey, mainCharacter, Harvey Shine]
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A.
David Baltimore
David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize–winning American biologist renowned for his pioneering work in virology, immunology, and cancer research, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
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B.
Thomas Gerdine
Thomas Gerdine was an early mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Glacier Peak in Washington State.
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C.
Dennis Shryack
Dennis Shryack was an American screenwriter best known for his work on action and comedy films, including collaborations on several Clint Eastwood movies.
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D.
Steven G. Ehrlich
Steven G. Ehrlich is an American jurist who served as a justice on the Florida Supreme Court.
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E.
Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner is a British biologist and geneticist renowned for his pioneering work on Drosophila genomics and for co-founding the Gene Ontology project.
- 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: Harvey Shine Target entity description: Harvey Shine is the middle-aged, down-on-his-luck jingle writer portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the romantic drama film "Last Chance Harvey."
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A.
David Baltimore
David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize–winning American biologist renowned for his pioneering work in virology, immunology, and cancer research, including the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
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B.
Thomas Gerdine
Thomas Gerdine was an early mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Glacier Peak in Washington State.
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C.
Dennis Shryack
Dennis Shryack was an American screenwriter best known for his work on action and comedy films, including collaborations on several Clint Eastwood movies.
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D.
Steven G. Ehrlich
Steven G. Ehrlich is an American jurist who served as a justice on the Florida Supreme Court.
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E.
Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner is a British biologist and geneticist renowned for his pioneering work on Drosophila genomics and for co-founding the Gene Ontology project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| age | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Last Chance Harvey ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation | second chances in life and love ⓘ |
| characterArc | romantic self-discovery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Joel Hopkins ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfFirstAppearance | 2008 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Susan Shine ⓘ |
| hasExSpouse | Jean ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation | father ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest | Kate Walker ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| meetsCharacterIn | London airport ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| occupation | jingle writer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
down-on-his-luck
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ romantic ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dustin Hoffman ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfStory |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| strugglesWith |
career insecurity
ⓘ
family estrangement ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| undergoes | emotional transformation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey Shine Description of subject: Harvey Shine is the middle-aged, down-on-his-luck jingle writer portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the romantic drama film "Last Chance Harvey."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.