Babe
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Babe is the nickname of Thomas "Babe" Levy, the fictional graduate student and marathon runner portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the 1976 thriller film "Marathon Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Babe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8135246 — 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: Babe Context triple: [Thomas "Babe" Levy, nickname, Babe]
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Babe
Babe is the famous nickname of George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport's history.
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Babe
"Babe" is a 1990s pop song by the British boy band Take That, known as one of their early hit ballads.
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Babe
Babe is a critically acclaimed 1995 family film that blends live-action and animatronics to tell the story of a pig who aspires to be a sheepdog.
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Babe
"Babe" is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, known for its inventive narrative voice and exploration of complex personal relationships.
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Babe
Babe is the nickname of Babe Phelps, an American Major League Baseball catcher active in the 1930s and early 1940s.
- 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: Babe Target entity description: Babe is the nickname of Thomas "Babe" Levy, the fictional graduate student and marathon runner portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the 1976 thriller film "Marathon Man."
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A.
Babe
Babe is the famous nickname of George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport's history.
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B.
Babe
Babe is a critically acclaimed 1995 family film that blends live-action and animatronics to tell the story of a pig who aspires to be a sheepdog.
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C.
Babe
"Babe" is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, known for its inventive narrative voice and exploration of complex personal relationships.
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D.
Babe
Babe is the nickname of Babe Phelps, an American Major League Baseball catcher active in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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E.
Babe
"Babe" is a 1990s pop song by the British boy band Take That, known as one of their early hit ballads.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thomas "Babe" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Marathon Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Marathon Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian Szell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elsa Opel NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry "Doc" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Thomas "Babe" Levy (Marathon Man novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | William Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marathon Man universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | history ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Marathon Man (1974 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance | Marathon Man (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | plot surrounding Nazi war criminal Christian Szell ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| name | Babe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Babe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
graduate history student
ⓘ
long-distance runner ⓘ traumatized by past family events ⓘ |
| notableScene | dental torture interrogation by Christian Szell ⓘ |
| notableWork | Marathon Man (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| occupation | graduate student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Henry "Doc" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenAdaptationOf | Marathon Man (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfResidence | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Henry "Doc" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | marathon running ⓘ |
| themeInvolving |
legacy of Nazism
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survival under torture ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babe Description of subject: Babe is the nickname of Thomas "Babe" Levy, the fictional graduate student and marathon runner portrayed by Dustin Hoffman in the 1976 thriller film "Marathon Man."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.