Before Women Had Wings
E596003
Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 television drama film, based on Connie May Fowler’s novel, that follows an abused young girl and her troubled mother in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Before Women Had Wings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6486879 — 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)
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Target entity: Before Women Had Wings Context triple: [Ellen Barkin, notableWork, Before Women Had Wings]
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A.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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B.
The Man with Wings
The Man with Wings is a superhero alias of Sam Wilson, better known as Marvel's high-flying Avenger Falcon who uses advanced winged technology to fight crime.
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C.
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings is a 1941 British war film set during World War II, focusing on naval aviation and produced by Ealing Studios.
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D.
The Wind and the Dove
"The Wind and the Dove" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2009 album *Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle*, known for its introspective lyrics and understated, folk-influenced sound.
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E.
Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing is a 2009 made-for-television Christian drama film in the Love Comes Softly series, based on Janette Oke’s novels and airing on the Hallmark Channel.
- 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: Before Women Had Wings Target entity description: Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 television drama film, based on Connie May Fowler’s novel, that follows an abused young girl and her troubled mother in the American South.
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A.
Three Women
Three Women is a 1921 Cubist-inspired painting by Fernand Léger that depicts three stylized female figures in a bold, mechanized, and brightly colored composition emblematic of his “machine aesthetic.”
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B.
The Man with Wings
The Man with Wings is a superhero alias of Sam Wilson, better known as Marvel's high-flying Avenger Falcon who uses advanced winged technology to fight crime.
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C.
Ships with Wings
Ships with Wings is a 1941 British war film set during World War II, focusing on naval aviation and produced by Ealing Studios.
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D.
The Wind and the Dove
"The Wind and the Dove" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2009 album *Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle*, known for its introspective lyrics and understated, folk-influenced sound.
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E.
Love Takes Wing
Love Takes Wing is a 2009 made-for-television Christian drama film in the Love Comes Softly series, based on Janette Oke’s novels and airing on the Hallmark Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Connie May Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Ellen Barkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Before Women Had Wings" ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Eric Van Haren Noman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Lloyd Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Jerrold L. Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Oprah Winfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType | film adaptation of a novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Avocet Abigail "Bird" Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glory Marie Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Zora Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an abused young girl and her troubled mother ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | ABC Monday Night Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Burt Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Barkin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Savage NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimi Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Oprah Winfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Majorino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Diana Kerew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Diana Kerew Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harpo Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-11-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Connie May Fowler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lloyd Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| setInRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
alcoholism
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child abuse ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Before Women Had Wings Description of subject: Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 television drama film, based on Connie May Fowler’s novel, that follows an abused young girl and her troubled mother in the American South.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.