Gary McClain
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Gary McClain is the teenage son in the groundbreaking 1972 television film "That Certain Summer," who struggles to understand and accept his father's homosexuality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gary McClain canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7516953 — 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: Gary McClain Context triple: [That Certain Summer, mainCharacter, Gary McClain]
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A.
Jeff McIlwain
Jeff McIlwain is an electronic music producer and film composer best known for his work under the moniker Lusine, blending ambient, techno, and experimental sounds.
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B.
Don McGuire
Don McGuire was an American screenwriter, director, and actor best known for co-writing the story that inspired the acclaimed comedy film "Tootsie."
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C.
Mike McLintock
Mike McLintock is a bumbling yet loyal communications director and longtime staffer to politician Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
- 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: Gary McClain Target entity description: Gary McClain is the teenage son in the groundbreaking 1972 television film "That Certain Summer," who struggles to understand and accept his father's homosexuality.
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A.
Jeff McIlwain
Jeff McIlwain is an electronic music producer and film composer best known for his work under the moniker Lusine, blending ambient, techno, and experimental sounds.
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B.
Don McGuire
Don McGuire was an American screenwriter, director, and actor best known for co-writing the story that inspired the acclaimed comedy film "Tootsie."
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C.
Mike McLintock
Mike McLintock is a bumbling yet loyal communications director and longtime staffer to politician Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | That Certain Summer ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama ⓘ |
| appearsOnNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
family acceptance ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from confusion and hurt toward greater understanding of his father ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Richard Levinson
ⓘ
William Link ⓘ |
| directedBy | Lamont Johnson ⓘ |
| hasAge | teenager ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | son ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Doug McClain
ⓘ
Janet McClain ⓘ |
| hasStepParentOrPartnerOfParent | Phil ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
process of accepting his father’s same-sex relationship
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struggles to understand his father’s homosexuality ⓘ |
| partOfNotableWorkFor | early positive depiction of gay characters on American television ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Scott Jacoby ⓘ |
| settingContext |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| workReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Richard Levinson
ⓘ
William Link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gary McClain Description of subject: Gary McClain is the teenage son in the groundbreaking 1972 television film "That Certain Summer," who struggles to understand and accept his father's homosexuality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.