Alec Newbury
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Alec Newbury is a central member of the post-college friend group in the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," whose personal and professional struggles reflect the challenges of young adulthood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alec Newbury canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814091 — 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: Alec Newbury Context triple: [St. Elmo's Fire, hasCharacter, Alec Newbury]
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A.
Alec Sharp
Alec Sharp is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Alec Busch
Alec Busch is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Busch, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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C.
Alexander Haddow
Alexander Haddow was a Scottish epidemiologist and virologist noted for his pioneering research on insect-borne viruses, particularly in Africa.
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D.
Andrew Rennison
Andrew Rennison is a British public official known for serving as the inaugural Surveillance Camera Commissioner, overseeing the regulation and ethical use of CCTV and related surveillance technologies in the UK.
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E.
Jonathan Speirs
Jonathan Speirs was a renowned Scottish architectural lighting designer known for co-founding influential lighting design practices and shaping the illumination of landmark buildings worldwide.
- 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: Alec Newbury Target entity description: Alec Newbury is a central member of the post-college friend group in the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," whose personal and professional struggles reflect the challenges of young adulthood.
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A.
Alec Sharp
Alec Sharp is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
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B.
Alec Busch
Alec Busch is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Busch, though specific widely known public details about him are not readily available.
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C.
Alexander Haddow
Alexander Haddow was a Scottish epidemiologist and virologist noted for his pioneering research on insect-borne viruses, particularly in Africa.
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D.
Andrew Rennison
Andrew Rennison is a British public official known for serving as the inaugural Surveillance Camera Commissioner, overseeing the regulation and ethical use of CCTV and related surveillance technologies in the UK.
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E.
Jonathan Speirs
Jonathan Speirs was a renowned Scottish architectural lighting designer known for co-founding influential lighting design practices and shaping the illumination of landmark buildings worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| almaMater | Georgetown University ⓘ |
| appearsIn | St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | St. Elmo's Bar ⓘ |
| characterAge | early twenties ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Carl Kurlander
ⓘ
Joel Schumacher ⓘ |
| employer | United States Congressman ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | Brat Pack film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
St. Elmo's Fire (1985 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Elmo's Fire
|
| genre | coming-of-age film character ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Billy Hicks
ⓘ
Jules Van Patten ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Van Patten
Kevin Dolenz ⓘ Kirby Keger ⓘ Leslie Hunter ⓘ Wendy Beamish ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| memberOf | post-college friend group in St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
career ambition
ⓘ
romantic conflict ⓘ transition to adulthood ⓘ |
| occupation | political aide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brat Pack ensemble in St. Elmo's Fire
ⓘ
linked to:
Brat Pack
|
| politicalAffiliation | Republican (implied in film) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Judd Nelson ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | engaged to Leslie Hunter (at beginning of film) ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Leslie Hunter ⓘ |
| setIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
career vs. personal life balance
ⓘ
commitment ⓘ infidelity ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alec Newbury Description of subject: Alec Newbury is a central member of the post-college friend group in the 1985 film "St. Elmo's Fire," whose personal and professional struggles reflect the challenges of young adulthood.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.