Marryin' Sam
E700636
Marryin' Sam is a comic character from the musical "Li'l Abner," known as the local preacher who specializes in performing quick and frequent marriages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marryin' Sam canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7904902 — 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: Marryin' Sam Context triple: [Stubby Kaye, playedRole, Marryin' Sam]
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A.
The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor that explores the ups and downs of a working-class couple’s troubled marriage.
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B.
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives is a 1922 silent drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its lavish production, psychological complexity, and early exploration of cinematic realism.
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C.
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier is a 1943 romantic comedy film set in wartime Washington, D.C., best known for its humorous take on a housing shortage and its charming performances by Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn.
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D.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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E.
The Marrying Man
The Marrying Man is a 1991 romantic comedy film starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, centered on a playboy whose repeated marriages to the same woman lead to a series of comedic misadventures.
- 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: Marryin' Sam Target entity description: Marryin' Sam is a comic character from the musical "Li'l Abner," known as the local preacher who specializes in performing quick and frequent marriages.
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A.
The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor that explores the ups and downs of a working-class couple’s troubled marriage.
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B.
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives is a 1922 silent drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its lavish production, psychological complexity, and early exploration of cinematic realism.
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C.
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier is a 1943 romantic comedy film set in wartime Washington, D.C., best known for its humorous take on a housing shortage and its charming performances by Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn.
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D.
My Mammy
"My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
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E.
The Marrying Man
The Marrying Man is a 1991 romantic comedy film starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, centered on a playboy whose repeated marriages to the same woman lead to a series of comedic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic strip character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ musical theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Li'l Abner
ⓘ
Li'l Abner (comic strip) ⓘ
linked to:
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Li'l Abner (stage musical)
|
| associatedWith |
Daisy Mae Scragg
ⓘ
Dogpatch residents ⓘ Li'l Abner (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Li'l Abner Yokum
|
| basedInFictionalLocation | Dogpatch ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comedic
ⓘ
eager to marry couples ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Al Capp ⓘ |
| fictionalRole | local preacher who performs quick marriages ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Li'l Abner (comic strip)
ⓘ
linked to:
Li'l Abner
|
| genre | humor ⓘ |
| hasNameStyle | dialectal spelling reflecting rural Southern speech ⓘ |
| hasTheme | satire of marriage and weddings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
newspaper comic strip
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
plot device to enable marriages ⓘ |
| notableFor | performing quick and frequent marriages ⓘ |
| occupation |
marriage officiant
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ |
| partOf | Li'l Abner universe ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Stubby Kaye ⓘ |
| portrayedInMusicalBy | Stubby Kaye ⓘ |
| workAdaptation |
Li'l Abner (1956 Broadway musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Li'l Abner (stage musical)
Li'l Abner (1959 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marryin' Sam Description of subject: Marryin' Sam is a comic character from the musical "Li'l Abner," known as the local preacher who specializes in performing quick and frequent marriages.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.