Philip Winthrop
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Philip Winthrop is the determined outsider protagonist in the 1960 horror film "The Fall of the House of Usher," whose visit to his fiancée’s decaying ancestral mansion drives the story’s unraveling of family secrets and doom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Winthrop canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8394944 — 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: Philip Winthrop Context triple: [The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film), character, Philip Winthrop]
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A.
Frederick Van Cortlandt
Frederick Van Cortlandt was an 18th-century New York landowner and member of the prominent Van Cortlandt family associated with the historic Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx.
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B.
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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C.
James Van Rensselaer
James Van Rensselaer was an early American figure after whom the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, was named, likely due to his role in the area's founding or development.
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D.
James Winthrop
James Winthrop was an American scholar, librarian, and public official from the prominent Winthrop family, known for his work at Harvard College and his contributions to early American intellectual and civic life.
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E.
Mary Van Cortlandt Jay
Mary Van Cortlandt Jay was a member of New York’s prominent Van Cortlandt family and the mother of John Jay, a Founding Father and the first Chief Justice of the United States.
- 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: Philip Winthrop Target entity description: Philip Winthrop is the determined outsider protagonist in the 1960 horror film "The Fall of the House of Usher," whose visit to his fiancée’s decaying ancestral mansion drives the story’s unraveling of family secrets and doom.
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A.
Frederick Van Cortlandt
Frederick Van Cortlandt was an 18th-century New York landowner and member of the prominent Van Cortlandt family associated with the historic Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx.
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B.
Stephen Van Rensselaer
Stephen Van Rensselaer was a prominent early American landowner, politician, and philanthropist best known as the patroon of Rensselaerswyck and co-founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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C.
James Van Rensselaer
James Van Rensselaer was an early American figure after whom the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, was named, likely due to his role in the area's founding or development.
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D.
James Winthrop
James Winthrop was an American scholar, librarian, and public official from the prominent Winthrop family, known for his work at Harvard College and his contributions to early American intellectual and civic life.
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E.
Mary Van Cortlandt Jay
Mary Van Cortlandt Jay was a member of New York’s prominent Van Cortlandt family and the mother of John Jay, a Founding Father and the first Chief Justice of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | horror film ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Usher family ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decay and corruption
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family doom ⓘ outsider confronting a cursed lineage ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Fall of the House of Usher (short story)
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linked to:
The Fall of the House of Usher
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| conflictsWith | Roderick Usher’s desire to keep Madeline in the house ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdForAdaptation | The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 film) ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Roger Corman ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
revelation of the Usher family curse
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unraveling of family secrets ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasFiancee | Madeline Usher ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
determined protagonist
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outsider ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter | Roderick Usher ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mark Damon ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
to marry Madeline Usher
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to take Madeline Usher away from the Usher mansion ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | American International Pictures ⓘ |
| storyFunction | catalyst for the collapse of the House of Usher ⓘ |
| visitsLocation |
Usher mansion
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linked to:
Usher House
the decaying ancestral home of the Usher family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Winthrop Description of subject: Philip Winthrop is the determined outsider protagonist in the 1960 horror film "The Fall of the House of Usher," whose visit to his fiancée’s decaying ancestral mansion drives the story’s unraveling of family secrets and doom.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
House of Usher