Thomas Wake
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Thomas Wake is a grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," known for his superstitious beliefs and volatile relationship with his younger assistant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Wake canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9397191 — 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: Thomas Wake Context triple: [The Lighthouse, leadCharacter, Thomas Wake]
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A.
Samuel Wake
Samuel Wake was a British sea captain after whom the remote Pacific atoll Wake Island was named.
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B.
Thomas Parr
Thomas Parr was a British colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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C.
Roderick Jackson
Roderick Jackson is a high school girls’ basketball coach whose sex discrimination complaint led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, which expanded protections against retaliation under Title IX.
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D.
Edward Todd
Edward Todd is an editor best known for his work on the film serial "The Fighting Marines."
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E.
Thomas Mercer
Thomas Mercer was a 19th-century Seattle-area pioneer and judge whose name was given to Mercer Island in Washington State.
- 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: Thomas Wake Target entity description: Thomas Wake is a grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," known for his superstitious beliefs and volatile relationship with his younger assistant.
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A.
Samuel Wake
Samuel Wake was a British sea captain after whom the remote Pacific atoll Wake Island was named.
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B.
Thomas Parr
Thomas Parr was a British colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen (in present-day Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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C.
Roderick Jackson
Roderick Jackson is a high school girls’ basketball coach whose sex discrimination complaint led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, which expanded protections against retaliation under Title IX.
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D.
Edward Todd
Edward Todd is an editor best known for his work on the film serial "The Fighting Marines."
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E.
Thomas Mercer
Thomas Mercer was a 19th-century Seattle-area pioneer and judge whose name was given to Mercer Island in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lighthouse ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | folk horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
isolation
ⓘ
madness ⓘ power and control ⓘ |
| berates | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| commands | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| controlsAccessTo | lighthouse lantern room ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Max Eggers
ⓘ
Robert Eggers ⓘ |
| drinksWith | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| enforcesRuleOn | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
psychological horror
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| gaslights | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
nautical superstitions
ⓘ
seabirds contain sailors’ souls ⓘ the lighthouse lantern is sacred ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ domineering ⓘ grizzled ⓘ manipulative ⓘ secretive ⓘ superstitious ⓘ volatile ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalTrait |
bearded
ⓘ
limp ⓘ older ⓘ |
| hasSpeakingStyle | old-fashioned sailor dialect ⓘ |
| hasVolatileRelationshipWith | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | sea captain archetype ⓘ |
| isObsessedWith | lighthouse light ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | lighthouse keeper ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
| supervises | Ephraim Winslow ⓘ |
| usesObject |
crutch
ⓘ
pipe ⓘ |
| workLocation | remote New England lighthouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Wake Description of subject: Thomas Wake is a grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," known for his superstitious beliefs and volatile relationship with his younger assistant.
Referenced by (3)
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