The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is a 2005 biographical drama film, based on a true story, about an Ohio housewife in the 1950s and 1960s who supports her large family by winning jingle-writing contests.
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| The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Context triple: [Steve Starkey, notableWork, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio]
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A.
Bryan, Ohio
Bryan, Ohio is a small city in northwestern Ohio that serves as the county seat of Williams County.
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B.
Tallmadge, Ohio
Tallmadge, Ohio is a small city in northeastern Ohio known for its historic New England–style town center and early 19th-century origins.
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C.
Minerva, Ohio
Minerva, Ohio is a small village in northeastern Ohio known for its historic downtown and location along the historic Lincoln Highway.
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D.
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio is a historic industrial city along the Ohio River known for its steel production heritage and role as a regional transportation hub.
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E.
Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson, Ohio is a small village in Ashtabula County best known as the longtime home and final residence of influential 19th-century U.S. senator and Radical Republican leader Benjamin Wade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Target entity description: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is a 2005 biographical drama film, based on a true story, about an Ohio housewife in the 1950s and 1960s who supports her large family by winning jingle-writing contests.
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A.
Bryan, Ohio
Bryan, Ohio is a small city in northwestern Ohio that serves as the county seat of Williams County.
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B.
Tallmadge, Ohio
Tallmadge, Ohio is a small city in northeastern Ohio known for its historic New England–style town center and early 19th-century origins.
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C.
Minerva, Ohio
Minerva, Ohio is a small village in northeastern Ohio known for its historic downtown and location along the historic Lincoln Highway.
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D.
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio is a historic industrial city along the Ohio River known for its steel production heritage and role as a regional transportation hub.
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E.
Jefferson, Ohio
Jefferson, Ohio is a small village in Ashtabula County best known as the longtime home and final residence of influential 19th-century U.S. senator and Radical Republican leader Benjamin Wade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Terry Ryan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Jane Anderson ⓘ |
| distributor | DreamWorks Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ period film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceRelationship | true story ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Evelyn Ryan ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
economic hardship
ⓘ
large family ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Pictures ⓘ |
| protagonistActivity | jingle-writing contests ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | housewife ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource | memoir ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximateMinutes | 90–100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jane Anderson ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPlace | Defiance, Ohio ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| subject |
advertising jingles
ⓘ
contests ⓘ family life ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
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Subject: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Description of subject: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio is a 2005 biographical drama film, based on a true story, about an Ohio housewife in the 1950s and 1960s who supports her large family by winning jingle-writing contests.
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