Richard Collier
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Richard Collier is the time-traveling playwright protagonist of the romantic fantasy story "Somewhere in Time."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Collier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6910517 — 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: Richard Collier Context triple: [Somewhere in Time, mainCharacter, Richard Collier]
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A.
Grant Collier
Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
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B.
Lewis Collins
Lewis Collins was a British actor best known for his tough-guy roles in action films and the TV series "The Professionals."
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C.
Charles Collens
Charles Collens was an American architect best known for his work on prominent Gothic Revival structures, including major churches and academic buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
James Collip
James Collip was a Canadian biochemist best known as a key member of the team that developed insulin as a treatment for diabetes.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 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: Richard Collier Target entity description: Richard Collier is the time-traveling playwright protagonist of the romantic fantasy story "Somewhere in Time."
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A.
Grant Collier
Grant Collier is a video game developer best known as a co-founder of Infinity Ward and a key figure behind the early Call of Duty series.
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B.
Lewis Collins
Lewis Collins was a British actor best known for his tough-guy roles in action films and the TV series "The Professionals."
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C.
Charles Collens
Charles Collens was an American architect best known for his work on prominent Gothic Revival structures, including major churches and academic buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
James Collip
James Collip was a Canadian biochemist best known as a key member of the team that developed insulin as a treatment for diabetes.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ protagonist ⓘ time traveler ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bid Time Return
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somewhere in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Bid Time Return NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmPortrayalBy | Christopher Reeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Bid Time Return (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance | Somewhere in Time (1980) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | romantic fantasy ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Elise McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| motivation | to meet the woman in the photograph ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator (novel) ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableObject | Elise McKenna’s photograph ⓘ |
| occupation | playwright ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mackinac Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Grand Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyResolution |
dies in the present
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reunited with Elise McKenna beyond death ⓘ |
| storyType |
time travel romance
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tragic romance ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
fate and destiny
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love across time ⓘ time travel paradox ⓘ |
| timeTravelMethod |
auto-suggestion
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self-hypnosis ⓘ |
| travelsFromTimePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| travelsToTimePeriod | 1912 ⓘ |
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: Richard Collier Description of subject: Richard Collier is the time-traveling playwright protagonist of the romantic fantasy story "Somewhere in Time."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Somewhere in Time