Loretta Bell
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Loretta Bell is a character in Cormac McCarthy's novel "No Country for Old Men," known as the supportive and morally grounded wife of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loretta Bell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7631170 — 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: Loretta Bell Context triple: [Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, spouse, Loretta Bell]
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A.
Loretta Rogers
Loretta Rogers is a Canadian philanthropist and longtime director of Rogers Communications, known as the widow of company founder Ted Rogers.
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B.
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine is an American actress known for her warm, soulful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "Waiting to Exhale" and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy."
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C.
Loretta Jamison
Loretta Jamison is a character in the horror film "The Visit," serving as one of the unsettling elderly relatives central to the movie’s suspense and mystery.
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D.
Darlene Hunt
Darlene Hunt is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the Showtime series "The Big C" and serving as an executive producer on various TV projects.
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E.
Verna Felton
Verna Felton was an American character actress and voice performer best known for her memorable roles in classic Disney animated films.
- 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: Loretta Bell Target entity description: Loretta Bell is a character in Cormac McCarthy's novel "No Country for Old Men," known as the supportive and morally grounded wife of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell.
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A.
Loretta Rogers
Loretta Rogers is a Canadian philanthropist and longtime director of Rogers Communications, known as the widow of company founder Ted Rogers.
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B.
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine is an American actress known for her warm, soulful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in projects like "Waiting to Exhale" and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy."
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C.
Loretta Jamison
Loretta Jamison is a character in the horror film "The Visit," serving as one of the unsettling elderly relatives central to the movie’s suspense and mystery.
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D.
Darlene Hunt
Darlene Hunt is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the Showtime series "The Big C" and serving as an executive producer on various TV projects.
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E.
Verna Felton
Verna Felton was an American character actress and voice performer best known for her memorable roles in classic Disney animated films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAsCharacterIn |
film No Country for Old Men (2007)
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linked to:
No Country for Old Men
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| appearsIn | No Country for Old Men ⓘ |
| associatedWith | law enforcement community in Terrell County, Texas ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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morally grounded ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ religious ⓘ supportive ⓘ |
| creator | Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| familyRole | aunt to Bell’s extended family members ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | No Country for Old Men ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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crime fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
confidante to Ed Tom Bell
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moral touchstone in the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tess Harper ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | wife of viewpoint character Ed Tom Bell ⓘ |
| residence | Texas ⓘ |
| role | supportive wife of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell ⓘ |
| settingOfFiction |
Texas–Mexico border region
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linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
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| spouse | Ed Tom Bell ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
generational change in rural America
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marital loyalty ⓘ traditional values ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loretta Bell Description of subject: Loretta Bell is a character in Cormac McCarthy's novel "No Country for Old Men," known as the supportive and morally grounded wife of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men