Janet Salter – Hope Lange
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Janet Salter, portrayed by Hope Lange in the groundbreaking 1972 TV movie "That Certain Summer," is the sympathetic ex-wife who helps navigate the emotional fallout of her former husband's coming out to their teenage son.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Janet Salter – Hope Lange canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7516963 — 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: Janet Salter – Hope Lange Context triple: [That Certain Summer, characterPortrayedBy, Janet Salter – Hope Lange]
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A.
Sally Fitzgerald
Sally Fitzgerald was an American literary editor and scholar best known for her work on the writings and letters of Flannery O’Connor.
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B.
Mariette Hartley
Mariette Hartley is an American actress known for her work in film and television since the 1960s, including notable roles in Westerns and numerous guest appearances on popular TV series.
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C.
Penny Winters
Penny Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble comedy-drama film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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D.
Grace Edna Hart
Grace Edna Hart was the mother of American modernist poet Hart Crane and a significant, often troubled influence on his early life and emotional development.
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E.
Florence Greenwood
Florence Greenwood was the wife of British Conservative politician Leo Amery and a member of a prominent political family in early 20th-century Britain.
- 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: Janet Salter – Hope Lange Target entity description: Janet Salter, portrayed by Hope Lange in the groundbreaking 1972 TV movie "That Certain Summer," is the sympathetic ex-wife who helps navigate the emotional fallout of her former husband's coming out to their teenage son.
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A.
Sally Fitzgerald
Sally Fitzgerald was an American literary editor and scholar best known for her work on the writings and letters of Flannery O’Connor.
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B.
Mariette Hartley
Mariette Hartley is an American actress known for her work in film and television since the 1960s, including notable roles in Westerns and numerous guest appearances on popular TV series.
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C.
Penny Winters
Penny Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble comedy-drama film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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D.
Grace Edna Hart
Grace Edna Hart was the mother of American modernist poet Hart Crane and a significant, often troubled influence on his early life and emotional development.
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E.
Florence Greenwood
Florence Greenwood was the wife of British Conservative politician Leo Amery and a member of a prominent political family in early 20th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | That Certain Summer ⓘ |
| appearsInGenreContext | early American television portrayal of gay themes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
acceptance
ⓘ
coming out ⓘ divorce ⓘ family relationships ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| emotionalStanceTowardDoug | supportive ⓘ |
| emotionalStanceTowardNick | protective ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | drama ⓘ |
| hasChild | Nick Salter ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Doug Salter ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter |
Doug Salter
ⓘ
Nick Salter ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | helps navigate emotional fallout of ex-husband’s coming out ⓘ |
| partOf | That Certain Summer characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hope Lange ⓘ |
| relationshipToDougSalter | former wife ⓘ |
| relationshipToNickSalter | mother ⓘ |
| roleInStory | sympathetic ex-wife ⓘ |
| subjectOf | LGBT-themed television film ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Janet Salter – Hope Lange Description of subject: Janet Salter, portrayed by Hope Lange in the groundbreaking 1972 TV movie "That Certain Summer," is the sympathetic ex-wife who helps navigate the emotional fallout of her former husband's coming out to their teenage son.
Referenced by (1)
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