Catherine Holly
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Catherine Holly is the traumatized young woman at the center of Tennessee Williams' play "Suddenly, Last Summer," whose disturbing memories threaten to expose a family's dark secrets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Catherine Holly canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6183963 — 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: Catherine Holly Context triple: [Suddenly, Last Summer, character, Catherine Holly]
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A.
Catherine Reynolds
Catherine Reynolds is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Reynolds surname.
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B.
Catherine Owen
Catherine Owen is a Canadian poet and writer known for her innovative, genre-blending poetry and contributions to contemporary Canadian literature.
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C.
Catherine Conn
Catherine Conn, better known by her stage name Kitty Carlisle, was an American singer, actress, and longtime television personality famed for her appearances on Broadway, in film, and as a panelist on the game show "To Tell the Truth."
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D.
Catherine Hartnett
Catherine Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific widely known public details about her are not readily available.
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E.
Catherine Winslow
Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
- 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: Catherine Holly Target entity description: Catherine Holly is the traumatized young woman at the center of Tennessee Williams' play "Suddenly, Last Summer," whose disturbing memories threaten to expose a family's dark secrets.
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A.
Catherine Reynolds
Catherine Reynolds is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Reynolds surname.
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B.
Catherine Owen
Catherine Owen is a Canadian poet and writer known for her innovative, genre-blending poetry and contributions to contemporary Canadian literature.
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C.
Catherine Conn
Catherine Conn, better known by her stage name Kitty Carlisle, was an American singer, actress, and longtime television personality famed for her appearances on Broadway, in film, and as a panelist on the game show "To Tell the Truth."
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D.
Catherine Hartnett
Catherine Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific widely known public details about her are not readily available.
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E.
Catherine Winslow
Catherine Winslow is a central character in Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," portrayed as an intelligent and determined young woman who fights to clear her brother’s name in a public scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959)
ⓘ
linked to:
Suddenly, Last Summer
|
| ageGroup | young adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suddenly, Last Summer ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | play ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family secrets
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madness and sanity ⓘ repression of truth ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
faces attempts by Violet Venable to silence her
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struggles to recount the circumstances of Sebastian Venable's death ⓘ |
| confronts | Violet Venable in the climactic scene ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams ⓘ |
| createdInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAunt | Violet Venable ⓘ |
| hasCousin | Sebastian Venable ⓘ |
| hasMentalState | post-traumatic distress ⓘ |
| hasProfession | unemployed young woman ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Dr. Cukrowicz ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Sebastian Venable
ⓘ
Violet Venable ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotionally unstable
ⓘ
perceptive ⓘ traumatized ⓘ truthful ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable witness whose story may be true ⓘ |
| partOf | the dramatic canon of Tennessee Williams ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | 1959 film adaptation of "Suddenly, Last Summer" ⓘ |
| reveals |
Sebastian Venable's predatory behavior
ⓘ
cannibalistic death of Sebastian Venable ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of "Suddenly, Last Summer" ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyEvents | New Orleans ⓘ |
| subjectOf | psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Cukrowicz ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the disruptive power of truth
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victim of patriarchal and familial control ⓘ |
| threatens | to reveal the truth about Sebastian Venable ⓘ |
| undergoes | threatened lobotomy ⓘ |
| witnessed | death of Sebastian Venable ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Holly Description of subject: Catherine Holly is the traumatized young woman at the center of Tennessee Williams' play "Suddenly, Last Summer," whose disturbing memories threaten to expose a family's dark secrets.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.