Win Berry
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Win Berry is the eccentric, idealistic patriarch of the Berry family in John Irving's novel "The Hotel New Hampshire," whose unconventional dreams and decisions shape the family's tumultuous adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Win Berry canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9356532 — 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: Win Berry Context triple: [The Hotel New Hampshire, mainCharacter, Win Berry]
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A.
Edward Berry
Edward Berry was a British Royal Navy officer and close associate of Admiral Horatio Nelson, distinguished for his service in several major naval battles during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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William Nathan Berry
William Nathan Berry is the birth name of Thomas Berry, the influential 20th-century cultural historian and eco-theologian known for his work on the relationship between humans and the Earth.
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C.
Benjamin Berry
Benjamin Berry is a character in the television series "The Flight Attendant," known for his romantic involvement with protagonist Cassie Bowden.
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D.
Dennis Berry
Dennis Berry was an American-born French film director and actor known for his work in European cinema and his marriage to iconic actress Anna Karina.
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E.
Chu Berry
Chu Berry was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist of the swing era, celebrated for his virtuosic technique and work with bands such as Cab Calloway’s orchestra.
- 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: Win Berry Target entity description: Win Berry is the eccentric, idealistic patriarch of the Berry family in John Irving's novel "The Hotel New Hampshire," whose unconventional dreams and decisions shape the family's tumultuous adventures.
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A.
Edward Berry
Edward Berry was a British Royal Navy officer and close associate of Admiral Horatio Nelson, distinguished for his service in several major naval battles during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
William Nathan Berry
William Nathan Berry is the birth name of Thomas Berry, the influential 20th-century cultural historian and eco-theologian known for his work on the relationship between humans and the Earth.
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C.
Benjamin Berry
Benjamin Berry is a character in the television series "The Flight Attendant," known for his romantic involvement with protagonist Cassie Bowden.
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D.
Dennis Berry
Dennis Berry was an American-born French film director and actor known for his work in European cinema and his marriage to iconic actress Anna Karina.
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E.
Chu Berry
Chu Berry was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist of the swing era, celebrated for his virtuosic technique and work with bands such as Cab Calloway’s orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ patriarch ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | film adaptation of The Hotel New Hampshire ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Hotel New Hampshire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Berry family hotel business ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family resilience
ⓘ
idealism versus reality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dreamer
ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ idealistic ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Irving ⓘ |
| experiences | personal tragedy ⓘ |
| familyName | Berry ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Hotel New Hampshire (1981 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Hotel New Hampshire
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| guidesMotto | “Keep passing the open windows” ⓘ |
| hasAmbition | to run his own hotel ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Egg Berry
ⓘ
Frank Berry ⓘ Franny Berry ⓘ John Berry ⓘ Lilly Berry ⓘ |
| hasPet | Sorrow the dog ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mary Berry ⓘ |
| influences | Berry family adventures ⓘ |
| literaryEra | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| makesDecision |
to buy and run a hotel in New Hampshire
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to move the family to Vienna ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to pursue unconventional dreams ⓘ |
| narrativeRelation | father of the narrator John Berry ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
hotel owner
ⓘ
wrestling coach ⓘ |
| owns |
first Hotel New Hampshire in New Hampshire
ⓘ
second Hotel New Hampshire in Vienna ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Beau Bridges ⓘ |
| residesInFiction |
New Hampshire
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | patriarch of the Berry family ⓘ |
| shapes | Berry family’s tumultuous adventures ⓘ |
| symbolizes | persistence in the face of misfortune ⓘ |
| teaches | wrestling to his children ⓘ |
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Subject: Win Berry Description of subject: Win Berry is the eccentric, idealistic patriarch of the Berry family in John Irving's novel "The Hotel New Hampshire," whose unconventional dreams and decisions shape the family's tumultuous adventures.
Referenced by (7)
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