Maxine Feibelman
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Maxine Feibelman is an American woman best known as the former wife and muse of lyricist Bernie Taupin, inspiring several classic Elton John songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maxine Feibelman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8430149 — 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: Maxine Feibelman Context triple: [Bernie Taupin, previousSpouse, Maxine Feibelman]
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A.
Margaret Shenberg
Margaret Shenberg was the first wife of influential Hollywood film producer and studio executive Louis B. Mayer.
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B.
Helene Shapiro
Helene Shapiro is an American mathematician known for her work in linear algebra and matrix theory, and as a student of Olga Taussky-Todd.
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C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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D.
Fannie Cohn
Fannie Cohn was a prominent labor organizer and leader in the American garment industry, known for her influential role in advancing workers’ rights through the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
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E.
Lillian Roth
Lillian Roth was an American singer and stage and screen actress known for her early success in Hollywood musicals and her later public struggle with alcoholism and recovery.
- 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: Maxine Feibelman Target entity description: Maxine Feibelman is an American woman best known as the former wife and muse of lyricist Bernie Taupin, inspiring several classic Elton John songs.
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A.
Margaret Shenberg
Margaret Shenberg was the first wife of influential Hollywood film producer and studio executive Louis B. Mayer.
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B.
Helene Shapiro
Helene Shapiro is an American mathematician known for her work in linear algebra and matrix theory, and as a student of Olga Taussky-Todd.
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C.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
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D.
Fannie Cohn
Fannie Cohn was a prominent labor organizer and leader in the American garment industry, known for her influential role in advancing workers’ rights through the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
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E.
Lillian Roth
Lillian Roth was an American singer and stage and screen actress known for her early success in Hollywood musicals and her later public struggle with alcoholism and recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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muse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bernie Taupin
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Elton John ⓘ |
| composer |
Elton John
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Elton John ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Maxine Feibelman
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Maxine Feibelman ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
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Other Elton John songs co‑written by Bernie Taupin ⓘ The Greatest Discovery ⓘ Tiny Dancer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bernie Taupin
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Bernie Taupin ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
divorce from Bernie Taupin in mid‑1970s
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marriage to Bernie Taupin in early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableFact |
often cited in discussions of the background of the song Tiny Dancer
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relationship with Bernie Taupin influenced themes of love and heartbreak in Elton John songs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a muse for Bernie Taupin
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being the former wife of Bernie Taupin ⓘ inspiring lyrics for Elton John songs ⓘ |
| occupation |
road crew member
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seamstress ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bernie Taupin
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Maxine Feibelman ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Elton John touring entourage
ⓘ
linked to:
The Elton John Band
|
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maxine Feibelman Description of subject: Maxine Feibelman is an American woman best known as the former wife and muse of lyricist Bernie Taupin, inspiring several classic Elton John songs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bernard John Taupin
subject linked to:
Taupin
subject linked to:
Maxine Feibelman
subject linked to:
Maxine Feibelman
subject linked to:
Maxine Feibelman