Martha Brewster
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Martha Brewster is one of the eccentric, sweetly homicidal elderly aunts in Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martha Brewster canonical | 9 |
| Aunt Martha Brewster | 1 |
| Aunt Martha Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9098340 — 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: Martha Brewster Context triple: [Arsenic and Old Lace (play), character, Martha Brewster]
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A.
Martha Tilson
Martha Tilson is a vocalist best known for her work with the influential English post-punk band A Certain Ratio.
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B.
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers was an American film and television actress best known for her role as Carmen Sternwood in the classic noir film "The Big Sleep" (1946).
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C.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rosemary Hoyt
Rosemary Hoyt is a young American film actress in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "Tender Is the Night," whose infatuation with Dick Diver catalyzes much of the story’s romantic and psychological tension.
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E.
Martha Stevens
Martha Stevens is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Stevens.
- 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: Martha Brewster Target entity description: Martha Brewster is one of the eccentric, sweetly homicidal elderly aunts in Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace."
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A.
Martha Tilson
Martha Tilson is a vocalist best known for her work with the influential English post-punk band A Certain Ratio.
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B.
Martha Vickers
Martha Vickers was an American film and television actress best known for her role as Carmen Sternwood in the classic noir film "The Big Sleep" (1946).
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C.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rosemary Hoyt
Rosemary Hoyt is a young American film actress in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "Tender Is the Night," whose infatuation with Dick Diver catalyzes much of the story’s romantic and psychological tension.
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E.
Martha Stevens
Martha Stevens is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Stevens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Arsenic and Old Lace
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
|
| associatedTheme |
black comedy about murder
ⓘ
family madness ⓘ satire of respectability ⓘ |
| auntOf |
Jonathan Brewster
ⓘ
Mortimer Brewster ⓘ Teddy Brewster ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
eccentric
ⓘ
kind ⓘ sweetly homicidal ⓘ |
| coConspirator | Abby Brewster ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Kesselring ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Arsenic and Old Lace (play, 1939)
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
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| genre | dark comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralPerspective | believes she is performing acts of charity ⓘ |
| notableAction | poisons lonely old men with elderberry wine ⓘ |
| relative | Abby Brewster ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Brewster family house
ⓘ
linked to:
Brewster family home
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| setting |
Brooklyn, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn
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| siblingOf | Abby Brewster ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | Broadway play ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Martha Brewster Description of subject: Martha Brewster is one of the eccentric, sweetly homicidal elderly aunts in Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.