Baby M
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Baby M is a 1988 television film dramatizing the landmark American surrogacy court case involving the custody of a child born to a surrogate mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baby M canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7235304 — 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: Baby M Context triple: [JoBeth Williams, notableWork, Baby M]
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A.
Baby U
Baby U is an alias of U-God, the American rapper best known as a member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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B.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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C.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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E.
Baby June
Baby June was the childhood stage persona of actress and vaudeville performer June Havoc, famously depicted as the younger sister in the musical "Gypsy."
- 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: Baby M Target entity description: Baby M is a 1988 television film dramatizing the landmark American surrogacy court case involving the custody of a child born to a surrogate mother.
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A.
Baby U
Baby U is an alias of U-God, the American rapper best known as a member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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B.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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C.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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E.
Baby June
Baby June was the childhood stage persona of actress and vaudeville performer June Havoc, famously depicted as the younger sister in the musical "Gypsy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Baby M surrogacy case
ⓘ
In re Baby M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bruce Weitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Eckhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ JoBeth Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ John Shea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Beth Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Strasser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | surrogacy in the United States ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Isidore Mankofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mark Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
courtroom proceedings
ⓘ
ethical issues in reproductive technology ⓘ |
| director | Arlene Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| distributor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Millie Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Linda Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1988-01-25 ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | made-for-television film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family law
ⓘ
parental rights ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Baby M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
child custody
ⓘ
legal dispute ⓘ surrogacy ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | dramatizing the first American surrogacy case to gain widespread public attention ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | ABC Sunday Night Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
intended parents
ⓘ
legal battle over custody ⓘ surrogate mother ⓘ |
| producer | Linda Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Linda Otto Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Stephanie Liss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baby M Description of subject: Baby M is a 1988 television film dramatizing the landmark American surrogacy court case involving the custody of a child born to a surrogate mother.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.