Marion Silver
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Marion Silver is a troubled young woman whose descent into drug addiction and shattered dreams forms one of the central storylines in the psychological drama film "Requiem for a Dream."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marion Silver canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342340 — 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: Marion Silver Context triple: [Requiem for a Dream, featuresCharacter, Marion Silver]
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A.
Marion Marshall
Marion Marshall was an American film actress who appeared in numerous Hollywood movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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B.
Marion Kilpatrick
Marion Kilpatrick was the wife of American conservative columnist and television commentator James J. Kilpatrick.
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C.
Marion Bloom
Marion "Molly" Bloom is a central fictional character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," best known for her stream-of-consciousness monologue that concludes the book.
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D.
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne was an American character actress best known for her eccentric, fluttery roles on stage, film, and television, including her Emmy-winning performance as Aunt Clara on the sitcom "Bewitched."
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E.
Marion Hutton
Marion Hutton was an American singer and actress best known as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra during the big band era.
- 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: Marion Silver Target entity description: Marion Silver is a troubled young woman whose descent into drug addiction and shattered dreams forms one of the central storylines in the psychological drama film "Requiem for a Dream."
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A.
Marion Marshall
Marion Marshall was an American film actress who appeared in numerous Hollywood movies from the 1940s through the 1960s.
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B.
Marion Kilpatrick
Marion Kilpatrick was the wife of American conservative columnist and television commentator James J. Kilpatrick.
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C.
Marion Bloom
Marion "Molly" Bloom is a central fictional character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," best known for her stream-of-consciousness monologue that concludes the book.
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D.
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne was an American character actress best known for her eccentric, fluttery roles on stage, film, and television, including her Emmy-winning performance as Aunt Clara on the sitcom "Bewitched."
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E.
Marion Hutton
Marion Hutton was an American singer and actress best known as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra during the big band era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedForFilmBy | Darren Aronofsky ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Requiem for a Dream ⓘ |
| closeTo | Harry Goldfarb ⓘ |
| createdBy | Hubert Selby Jr. ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Requiem for a Dream universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Requiem for a Dream
|
| firstAppearance |
Requiem for a Dream (novel, 1978)
ⓘ
linked to:
novel "Requiem for a Dream"
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
Requiem for a Dream (film, 2000)
ⓘ
linked to:
Requiem for a Dream
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | central character in Requiem for a Dream ⓘ |
| hasSignificantSceneType |
drug use sequences
ⓘ
sex work for drugs ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
dependent on heroin ⓘ drug-addicted ⓘ emotionally vulnerable ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeArc |
descent into drug addiction
ⓘ
shattered dreams ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| occupation | aspiring fashion designer ⓘ |
| partOf | Requiem for a Dream main ensemble ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy |
Darren Aronofsky filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Darren Aronofsky
Hubert Selby Jr. bibliography ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jennifer Connelly ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Harry Goldfarb ⓘ |
| settingOfLife |
Coney Island, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Coney Island
|
| storyGenre |
psychological drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
financial instability
ⓘ
heroin addiction ⓘ loss of self-worth ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the collapse of youthful dreams
ⓘ
the destructive impact of addiction ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
addiction
ⓘ
co-dependency ⓘ desperation ⓘ exploitation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marion Silver Description of subject: Marion Silver is a troubled young woman whose descent into drug addiction and shattered dreams forms one of the central storylines in the psychological drama film "Requiem for a Dream."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.