Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein
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Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein is the burly, soft-hearted bodyguard character in the musical comedy film "Victor/Victoria."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8084372 — 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: Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein Context triple: [Victor/Victoria, characterRole, Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein]
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A.
Dave Gleason
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B.
Kid Gleason
Kid Gleason was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball player and manager best known for leading the 1919 Chicago White Sox team involved in the Black Sox Scandal.
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C.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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D.
Paul Sciarra
Paul Sciarra is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the visual discovery and bookmarking platform Pinterest.
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E.
Buddy "Cloudy" Russo
Buddy "Cloudy" Russo is a tough, streetwise New York City narcotics detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the crime thriller film "The French Connection."
- 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: Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein Target entity description: Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein is the burly, soft-hearted bodyguard character in the musical comedy film "Victor/Victoria."
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A.
Dave Gleason
Dave Gleason is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Gleason, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly established.
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B.
Kid Gleason
Kid Gleason was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball player and manager best known for leading the 1919 Chicago White Sox team involved in the Black Sox Scandal.
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C.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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D.
Paul Sciarra
Paul Sciarra is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the visual discovery and bookmarking platform Pinterest.
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E.
Buddy "Cloudy" Russo
Buddy "Cloudy" Russo is a tough, streetwise New York City narcotics detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the crime thriller film "The French Connection."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Victor/Victoria ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
King Marchand
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Victoria Grant ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Victor and Victoria (1933 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Viktor und Viktoria (1933 film)
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| characterDevelopment | comes to terms with his sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | King Marchand ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | Squash Bernstein ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation | bodyguard ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
burly
ⓘ
soft-hearted ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Alex Karras ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| sexualOrientationArc | discovers he is gay ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| workComposer | Henry Mancini ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| workDirector | Blake Edwards ⓘ |
| workGenre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workTitle | Victor/Victoria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein Description of subject: Alex Karras as Squash Bernstein is the burly, soft-hearted bodyguard character in the musical comedy film "Victor/Victoria."
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