Natalie Babbitt
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Natalie Babbitt was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for her classic fantasy novel "Tuck Everlasting."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Natalie Babbitt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9015682 — 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: Natalie Babbitt Context triple: [Tuck Everlasting, basedOnAuthor, Natalie Babbitt]
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A.
Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson is an acclaimed American author of children's and young adult literature, best known for novels such as "Bridge to Terabithia" and "Jacob Have I Loved."
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B.
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is a prolific American author best known for her fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature, including works like "The Devil's Arithmetic" and "Owl Moon."
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C.
Zannie Beaty
Zannie Beaty is a film producer known for work on the teen comedy movie "Easy A."
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D.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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E.
Anne Frances Robbins
Anne Frances Robbins, better known as Nancy Reagan, was an American actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 as the wife of President Ronald Reagan.
- 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: Natalie Babbitt Target entity description: Natalie Babbitt was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for her classic fantasy novel "Tuck Everlasting."
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A.
Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson is an acclaimed American author of children's and young adult literature, best known for novels such as "Bridge to Terabithia" and "Jacob Have I Loved."
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B.
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen is a prolific American author best known for her fantasy, science fiction, and children's literature, including works like "The Devil's Arithmetic" and "Owl Moon."
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C.
Zannie Beaty
Zannie Beaty is a film producer known for work on the teen comedy movie "Easy A."
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D.
Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper is a British-born American author best known for her award-winning fantasy series "The Dark Is Rising."
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E.
Anne Frances Robbins
Anne Frances Robbins, better known as Nancy Reagan, was an American actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 as the wife of President Ronald Reagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's writer
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human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author |
Natalie Babbitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Newbery Honor
NERFINISHED
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Newbery Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | The Forty-Ninth Magician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-07-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-10-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy literature ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Natalie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrated | The Forty-Ninth Magician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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English ⓘ |
| name | Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kneeknock Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eyes of the Amaryllis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Search for Delicious NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuck Everlasting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dayton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamden, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| residence | Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Samuel Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Natalie Babbitt Description of subject: Natalie Babbitt was an American author and illustrator of children’s books, best known for her classic fantasy novel "Tuck Everlasting."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.