Darby Shaw
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Darby Shaw is a fictional law student and protagonist in John Grisham's legal thriller "The Pelican Brief," known for uncovering a dangerous political conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Darby Shaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9235669 — 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: Darby Shaw Context triple: [The Pelican Brief, mainCharacter, Darby Shaw]
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A.
Darby Hickson
Darby Hickson is the former wife of American Republican political strategist and commentator Karl Rove.
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B.
Jody Shields
Jody Shields is an American writer and former magazine editor known for her novels and screenwriting work.
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C.
Shannon Dawson
Shannon Dawson is known as one of the children of the late British-American actor and game show host Richard Dawson.
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D.
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh was a British actress and dancer known for her versatile performances in mid-20th-century cinema and her collaborations with prominent directors like David Lean.
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E.
Jody Norris
Jody Norris is the central female protagonist of the 1946 drama film "To Each His Own," whose life is shaped by a secret love affair and the painful decision to give up her child.
- 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: Darby Shaw Target entity description: Darby Shaw is a fictional law student and protagonist in John Grisham's legal thriller "The Pelican Brief," known for uncovering a dangerous political conspiracy.
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A.
Darby Hickson
Darby Hickson is the former wife of American Republican political strategist and commentator Karl Rove.
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B.
Jody Shields
Jody Shields is an American writer and former magazine editor known for her novels and screenwriting work.
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C.
Shannon Dawson
Shannon Dawson is known as one of the children of the late British-American actor and game show host Richard Dawson.
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D.
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh was a British actress and dancer known for her versatile performances in mid-20th-century cinema and her collaborations with prominent directors like David Lean.
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E.
Jody Norris
Jody Norris is the central female protagonist of the 1946 drama film "To Each His Own," whose life is shaped by a secret love affair and the painful decision to give up her child.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ law student ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1993 film The Pelican Brief
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linked to:
The Pelican Brief
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| appearsIn | The Pelican Brief ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | legal thriller ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Orleans
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Tulane University Law School ⓘ
linked to:
Tulane University
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| centralToPlotElement |
Pelican Brief legal memorandum
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linked to:
The Pelican Brief
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| copyrightHolderOfSourceWork | John Grisham ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Grisham ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| enemyOf | those behind the political conspiracy in The Pelican Brief ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| filmDistributorOfAdaptation |
Warner Bros. (The Pelican Brief film)
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linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
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| firstAppearance | novel The Pelican Brief (1992) ⓘ |
| genreOfFictionalWork | legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasGenreAsCharacter | thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Thomas Callahan ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | student at Tulane University Law School ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
investigator
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whistleblower ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authoring the Pelican Brief legal memorandum
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uncovering a political conspiracy ⓘ |
| occupation | law student ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Grisham bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
John Grisham
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| portrayedBy | Julia Roberts ⓘ |
| publisherOfSourceWork | Doubleday (The Pelican Brief novel) ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Pelican Brief ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Thomas Callahan ⓘ |
| setIn |
New Orleans
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| targetOf | assassination attempts ⓘ |
| themeInvolving |
environmental law
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judicial assassination ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | powerful political and corporate interests ⓘ |
| timeOfFilmReleaseOfAdaptation | 1993 ⓘ |
| timeOfFirstPublicationOfSourceWork | 1992 ⓘ |
| workBasedOnCharacter |
The Pelican Brief (1993 film)
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linked to:
The Pelican Brief
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Darby Shaw Description of subject: Darby Shaw is a fictional law student and protagonist in John Grisham's legal thriller "The Pelican Brief," known for uncovering a dangerous political conspiracy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.