A Guide for the Bedevilled
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A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Guide for the Bedevilled canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6160223 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Guide for the Bedevilled Context triple: [Ben Hecht, notableWork, A Guide for the Bedevilled]
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A.
The Witch's Familiar
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B.
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The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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The Spectre Bridegroom
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- 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: A Guide for the Bedevilled Target entity description: A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
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A.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
-
B.
The Witch of the Alps
The Witch of the Alps is a powerful supernatural spirit who appears to the tormented hero in Lord Byron’s dramatic poem "Manfred," offering him otherworldly knowledge and temptation amid the Alpine setting.
-
C.
The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
-
D.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
-
E.
The Mysterious Lady
The Mysterious Lady is a 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, renowned for its elegant portrayal of an enigmatic female figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
American responses to antisemitism
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moral responsibility of intellectuals ⓘ persecution of Jews in Europe ⓘ |
| author | Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
author
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts | experiences of Ben Hecht ⓘ |
| describedAs | reflective work ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American cultural life
ⓘ
contemporary politics of the 1940s ⓘ rise of antisemitism in the 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
cultural commentary ⓘ memoir ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essayistic prose
ⓘ
personal memoir ⓘ |
| hasTone |
polemical
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish identity
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antisemitism ⓘ culture ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| workPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Ben Hecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: A Guide for the Bedevilled Description of subject: A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
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