Flan Kittredge
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Flan Kittredge is a wealthy New York art dealer and central figure in John Guare’s play and film "Six Degrees of Separation," whose encounter with a young con artist exposes the fragility and pretensions of his privileged world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flan Kittredge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9238124 — 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: Flan Kittredge Context triple: [Six Degrees of Separation, notableCharacter, Flan Kittredge]
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A.
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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B.
Anne Lockhart
Anne Lockhart was a Scottish noblewoman of the 17th century who became Countess of Aberdeen through her marriage to George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen.
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C.
Hazel Hastings
Hazel Hastings was the wife of legendary silent film actor Lon Chaney and a figure associated with his early personal and professional life.
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D.
Oaklee Pendergast
Oaklee Pendergast is a British child actor best known for his role in the disaster drama film "The Impossible."
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E.
Iris Simpkins
Iris Simpkins is a kind-hearted but romantically unlucky English journalist who undergoes a journey of self-discovery and empowerment in the romantic comedy film "The Holiday."
- 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: Flan Kittredge Target entity description: Flan Kittredge is a wealthy New York art dealer and central figure in John Guare’s play and film "Six Degrees of Separation," whose encounter with a young con artist exposes the fragility and pretensions of his privileged world.
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A.
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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B.
Anne Lockhart
Anne Lockhart was a Scottish noblewoman of the 17th century who became Countess of Aberdeen through her marriage to George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen.
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C.
Hazel Hastings
Hazel Hastings was the wife of legendary silent film actor Lon Chaney and a figure associated with his early personal and professional life.
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D.
Oaklee Pendergast
Oaklee Pendergast is a British child actor best known for his role in the disaster drama film "The Impossible."
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E.
Iris Simpkins
Iris Simpkins is a kind-hearted but romantically unlucky English journalist who undergoes a journey of self-discovery and empowerment in the romantic comedy film "The Holiday."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Six Degrees of Separation (1993 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Six Degrees of Separation
|
| appearsIn |
Six Degrees of Separation (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Six Degrees of Separation (Broadway)
|
| artSpecialization | high-end art dealing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York high society
ⓘ
privileged elite ⓘ |
| characterIn | Six Degrees of Separation ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Paul (con artist) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | John Guare ⓘ |
| encounters | young con artist Paul ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Six Degrees of Separation (1990 play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Six Degrees of Separation
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Ouisa Kittredge ⓘ |
| inUniverseWealthStatus | financially successful ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Ouisa Kittredge ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | Six Degrees of Separation ⓘ |
| occupation | art dealer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cultivated
ⓘ
image-conscious ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| plotFunction | his encounter with Paul exposes the fragility of his world ⓘ |
| professionContext | New York art world ⓘ |
| represents | liberal New York intelligentsia ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Upper East Side ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| symbolizes | fragility of privileged identity ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
class privilege
ⓘ
fragility of social identity ⓘ social pretension ⓘ |
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: Flan Kittredge Description of subject: Flan Kittredge is a wealthy New York art dealer and central figure in John Guare’s play and film "Six Degrees of Separation," whose encounter with a young con artist exposes the fragility and pretensions of his privileged world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.