Captain Daniel Gregg
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Captain Daniel Gregg is the gruff yet charming sea captain whose ghost forms an unlikely, romantic bond with a young widow in the classic story "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Daniel Gregg canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5791477 — 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: Captain Daniel Gregg Context triple: [The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, mainCharacter, Captain Daniel Gregg]
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A.
Captain Davenport
Captain Davenport is a principled Black Army officer in the film "A Soldier's Story" who investigates the murder of a fellow soldier amid racial tensions on a segregated World War II-era base.
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B.
Captain Daniel Forrester
Captain Daniel Forrester is a prominent fictional figure in Willa Cather’s novel "A Lost Lady," portrayed as a once-powerful, idealized railroad pioneer whose decline mirrors the fading of the American frontier aristocracy.
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C.
Captain Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates is a UNIT officer and recurring ally of the Third Doctor in the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
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E.
Captain Ed Mercer
Captain Ed Mercer is the central human protagonist and commanding officer of the exploratory starship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
- 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: Captain Daniel Gregg Target entity description: Captain Daniel Gregg is the gruff yet charming sea captain whose ghost forms an unlikely, romantic bond with a young widow in the classic story "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
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A.
Captain Davenport
Captain Davenport is a principled Black Army officer in the film "A Soldier's Story" who investigates the murder of a fellow soldier amid racial tensions on a segregated World War II-era base.
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B.
Captain Daniel Forrester
Captain Daniel Forrester is a prominent fictional figure in Willa Cather’s novel "A Lost Lady," portrayed as a once-powerful, idealized railroad pioneer whose decline mirrors the fading of the American frontier aristocracy.
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C.
Captain Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates is a UNIT officer and recurring ally of the Third Doctor in the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
Captain Bill Owens
Captain Bill Owens is the skilled and level-headed submarine commander who leads the miniaturized crew on their perilous mission inside a human body in the science fiction film "Fantastic Voyage."
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E.
Captain Ed Mercer
Captain Ed Mercer is the central human protagonist and commanding officer of the exploratory starship USS Orville in the science-fiction comedy-drama series "The Orville."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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ghost ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970 TV series)
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linked to:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV series)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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| appearsIn |
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
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linked to:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV series)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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| basedOnWorkBy | Josephine Leslie ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental gas poisoning ⓘ |
| characterArc | from solitary ghost to emotionally connected spirit ⓘ |
| characterType |
ghostly protagonist
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romantic lead ⓘ |
| creator | R. A. Dick ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic romantic ghost figure ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ghost ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ⓘ |
| filmPortrayalBy | Rex Harrison ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| formerStatus | living human ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic fantasy
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hauntsLocation | Gull Cottage ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork | romantic novel ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
appears only to selected living characters
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dictates his memoirs to Lucy Muir ⓘ |
| notableRelationshipDynamic | crosses boundary between life and death in romance ⓘ |
| occupation | sea captain ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charming
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gruff ⓘ honorable ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Lucy Muir ⓘ |
| residenceAfterDeath | Gull Cottage ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
mentor to Lucy Muir
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protector of Gull Cottage ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Lucy Muir ⓘ |
| setting | English seaside ⓘ |
| tvPortrayalBy | Edward Mulhare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Daniel Gregg Description of subject: Captain Daniel Gregg is the gruff yet charming sea captain whose ghost forms an unlikely, romantic bond with a young widow in the classic story "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.