Stanley T. Banks
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Stanley T. Banks is the anxious yet loving middle-class father at the center of the comedy "Father of the Bride," who struggles—often humorously—with the emotional and financial chaos of his daughter's wedding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley T. Banks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6134584 — 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: Stanley T. Banks Context triple: [Father of the Bride (1950 film), mainCharacter, Stanley T. Banks]
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A.
Harvey O. Banks
Harvey O. Banks was a prominent California water engineer and the first director of the California Department of Water Resources, instrumental in developing the State Water Project.
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B.
Alan M. Gates
Alan M. Gates is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
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C.
Richard P. Bland
Richard P. Bland was a 19th-century American Democratic congressman from Missouri known for his strong advocacy of silver coinage and monetary reform.
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D.
Arden L. Bement Jr.
Arden L. Bement Jr. is an American engineer and public servant best known for leading major U.S. science and engineering agencies, including serving as director of the National Science Foundation.
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E.
Arthur K. Bolton
Arthur K. Bolton was the Attorney General of Georgia who defended the state's abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Doe v. Bolton.
- 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: Stanley T. Banks Target entity description: Stanley T. Banks is the anxious yet loving middle-class father at the center of the comedy "Father of the Bride," who struggles—often humorously—with the emotional and financial chaos of his daughter's wedding.
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A.
Harvey O. Banks
Harvey O. Banks was a prominent California water engineer and the first director of the California Department of Water Resources, instrumental in developing the State Water Project.
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B.
Alan M. Gates
Alan M. Gates is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
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C.
Richard P. Bland
Richard P. Bland was a 19th-century American Democratic congressman from Missouri known for his strong advocacy of silver coinage and monetary reform.
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D.
Arden L. Bement Jr.
Arden L. Bement Jr. is an American engineer and public servant best known for leading major U.S. science and engineering agencies, including serving as director of the National Science Foundation.
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E.
Arthur K. Bolton
Arthur K. Bolton was the Attorney General of Georgia who defended the state's abortion law in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Doe v. Bolton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
father character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Father of the Bride (1950 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1991 film series) ⓘ
linked to:
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1991 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride Part II ⓘ |
| basedOn | protagonist of the novel Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter ⓘ |
| child |
Ben Banks
ⓘ
Kay Banks ⓘ |
| createdBy | Edward Streeter ⓘ |
| familyName | Banks ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Father of the Bride (novel, 1949)
ⓘ
linked to:
Father of the Bride (novel)
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
Father of the Bride (1950 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Father of the Bride
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Stanley ⓘ |
| middleNameInitial | T. ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | comic viewpoint character ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
comic breakdowns over wedding expenses
ⓘ
emotional acceptance of daughter’s independence ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
loving ⓘ overprotective father ⓘ |
| occupation | businessman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Spencer Tracy
ⓘ
Steve Martin ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | coping with his daughter’s wedding ⓘ |
| primaryRole | narrator of the story ⓘ |
| relationshipToEllieBanks | husband ⓘ |
| relationshipToKayBanks | father ⓘ |
| settingResidence | suburban American home ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellie Banks ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
financial stress of weddings
ⓘ
parental anxiety about children growing up ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanley T. Banks Description of subject: Stanley T. Banks is the anxious yet loving middle-class father at the center of the comedy "Father of the Bride," who struggles—often humorously—with the emotional and financial chaos of his daughter's wedding.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Father of the Bride