It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir
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"It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir" is a memoir by journalist and author Gloria Vanderbilt, recounting her romantic relationships and social life among prominent figures of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7996370 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir Context triple: [It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir, hasTitle, It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir]
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A.
A Fine Romance (memoir)
A Fine Romance is Candice Bergen’s candid memoir reflecting on her later life, marriage to Louis Malle, motherhood, and career in Hollywood and television.
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B.
The Memoir Club
The Memoir Club was an informal Bloomsbury Group gathering organized by Vanessa Bell and others, where members read candid autobiographical essays to one another.
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C.
“So It Was” (memoirs)
“So It Was” is the memoir of Soviet Armenian Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, recounting his military career and experiences, particularly during World War II.
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D.
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren is the autobiographical work of Katia Mann, offering personal recollections and insights into her life with the writer Thomas Mann and their family.
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E.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
- 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: It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir Target entity description: "It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir" is a memoir by journalist and author Gloria Vanderbilt, recounting her romantic relationships and social life among prominent figures of the 20th century.
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A.
A Fine Romance (memoir)
A Fine Romance is Candice Bergen’s candid memoir reflecting on her later life, marriage to Louis Malle, motherhood, and career in Hollywood and television.
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B.
The Memoir Club
The Memoir Club was an informal Bloomsbury Group gathering organized by Vanessa Bell and others, where members read candid autobiographical essays to one another.
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C.
“So It Was” (memoirs)
“So It Was” is the memoir of Soviet Armenian Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, recounting his military career and experiences, particularly during World War II.
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D.
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren
Meine ungeschriebenen Memoiren is the autobiographical work of Katia Mann, offering personal recollections and insights into her life with the writer Thomas Mann and their family.
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E.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
New York society
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celebrity culture ⓘ love affairs ⓘ personal relationships ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ |
| author | Gloria Vanderbilt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ romance memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
fashion designer
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heiress ⓘ journalist ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
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fame ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
20th-century high society
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Gloria Vanderbilt ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ social life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays | prominent figures of the 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
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United States high society ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Gloria Vanderbilt ⓘ |
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Subject: It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir Description of subject: "It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir" is a memoir by journalist and author Gloria Vanderbilt, recounting her romantic relationships and social life among prominent figures of the 20th century.
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