Teddy Brewster
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Teddy Brewster is a comically delusional character in the dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace," who believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt and energetically reenacts his imagined military exploits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teddy Brewster canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9098342 — 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: Teddy Brewster Context triple: [Arsenic and Old Lace (play), character, Teddy Brewster]
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A.
Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster is the frantic, increasingly unhinged drama critic protagonist of the dark comedy film "Arsenic and Old Lace," who discovers his seemingly sweet aunts are serial poisoners.
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B.
Finley Hobbins
Finley Hobbins is a young American actor best known for his role in Disney’s live-action adaptation of "Dumbo" (2019).
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C.
Rex O'Malley
Rex O'Malley was a British-born character actor known for his supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Carroll Fenton
Carroll Fenton was an American paleontologist and prolific science writer known for his popular books and illustrations on prehistoric life and geology.
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E.
Rob Bhaer
Rob Bhaer is the younger son of Jo March and Professor Friedrich Bhaer in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" series.
- 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: Teddy Brewster Target entity description: Teddy Brewster is a comically delusional character in the dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace," who believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt and energetically reenacts his imagined military exploits.
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A.
Mortimer Brewster
Mortimer Brewster is the frantic, increasingly unhinged drama critic protagonist of the dark comedy film "Arsenic and Old Lace," who discovers his seemingly sweet aunts are serial poisoners.
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B.
Finley Hobbins
Finley Hobbins is a young American actor best known for his role in Disney’s live-action adaptation of "Dumbo" (2019).
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C.
Rex O'Malley
Rex O'Malley was a British-born character actor known for his supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Carroll Fenton
Carroll Fenton was an American paleontologist and prolific science writer known for his popular books and illustrations on prehistoric life and geology.
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E.
Rob Bhaer
Rob Bhaer is the younger son of Jo March and Professor Friedrich Bhaer in Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1944 film Arsenic and Old Lace
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linked to:
Arsenic and Old Lace (film)
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| appearsIn |
Arsenic and Old Lace
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsenic and Old Lace (play)
|
| associatedWith | Brewster family ⓘ |
| believesHeIs | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Charge! ⓘ |
| createdBy | Joseph Kesselring ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| mentalState | delusional ⓘ |
| modeOfDelusion | presidential delusion ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to contrast with the aunts’ hidden murders ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
comically delusional
ⓘ
energetic ⓘ enthusiastic ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | harmlessly insane ⓘ |
| reenacts | military exploits of Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| relative |
Abby Brewster
ⓘ
Martha Brewster ⓘ Mortimer Brewster ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comic relief
ⓘ
source of farcical confusion ⓘ |
| setting | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| stageDirection | charges up the stairs as if they were San Juan Hill ⓘ |
| thinksHeIsDigging |
the Panama Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
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| thinksHeIsLeading |
the Rough Riders
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linked to:
“Rough Riders”
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| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
satire of American hero worship
ⓘ
satire of militarism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teddy Brewster Description of subject: Teddy Brewster is a comically delusional character in the dark comedy play "Arsenic and Old Lace," who believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt and energetically reenacts his imagined military exploits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.