Ben Hubbard
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Ben Hubbard is a ruthless, manipulative Southern businessman in Lillian Hellman’s play "The Little Foxes," known for his cold-blooded pursuit of wealth and power at the expense of family and morality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Hubbard canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5515027 — 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: Ben Hubbard Context triple: [The Little Foxes, character, Ben Hubbard]
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A.
Jess Rosenthal
Jess Rosenthal is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the hit mystery-comedy series "Only Murders in the Building."
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B.
Arnie Risen
Arnie Risen was an American professional basketball center and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who starred in the early NBA, winning championships with the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics.
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C.
Jon Postel
Jon Postel was an American computer scientist and early Internet pioneer best known for overseeing key Internet protocols and numbering systems, helping shape the modern Internet’s technical foundations.
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D.
Bruce Wasserstein
Bruce Wasserstein was a prominent American investment banker and dealmaker, best known for his leadership at Lazard and his major role in shaping modern Wall Street mergers and acquisitions.
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E.
Ted Berman
Ted Berman was an American animator and film director best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions during the studio’s classic and transitional eras.
- 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: Ben Hubbard Target entity description: Ben Hubbard is a ruthless, manipulative Southern businessman in Lillian Hellman’s play "The Little Foxes," known for his cold-blooded pursuit of wealth and power at the expense of family and morality.
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A.
Jess Rosenthal
Jess Rosenthal is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the hit mystery-comedy series "Only Murders in the Building."
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B.
Arnie Risen
Arnie Risen was an American professional basketball center and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer who starred in the early NBA, winning championships with the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics.
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C.
Jon Postel
Jon Postel was an American computer scientist and early Internet pioneer best known for overseeing key Internet protocols and numbering systems, helping shape the modern Internet’s technical foundations.
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D.
Bruce Wasserstein
Bruce Wasserstein was a prominent American investment banker and dealmaker, best known for his leadership at Lazard and his major role in shaping modern Wall Street mergers and acquisitions.
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E.
Ted Berman
Ted Berman was an American animator and film director best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions during the studio’s classic and transitional eras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Little Foxes ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
corruption of wealth
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family betrayal ⓘ greed ⓘ power and exploitation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cold-blooded
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manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| conflictWith | family ⓘ |
| creator | Lillian Hellman ⓘ |
| familyName | Hubbard family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Little Foxes (1939 Broadway production)
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linked to:
The Little Foxes
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| genre | drama character ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally corrupt ⓘ |
| motivation |
pursuit of power
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pursuit of wealth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of capitalist exploitation
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embodiment of greed ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | businessman ⓘ |
| regionalIdentity | Southern ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| setIn |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| value |
money over family
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money over morality ⓘ |
| workMedium | stage play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Hubbard Description of subject: Ben Hubbard is a ruthless, manipulative Southern businessman in Lillian Hellman’s play "The Little Foxes," known for his cold-blooded pursuit of wealth and power at the expense of family and morality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.