Patrick Melrose (character)
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Patrick Melrose is the troubled, aristocratic English protagonist of Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novel series, known for his caustic wit, childhood trauma, and struggles with addiction and recovery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patrick Melrose | 1 |
| Patrick Melrose (character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9399416 — 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: Patrick Melrose (character) Context triple: [Sebastian Maltz, hasRole, Patrick Melrose (character)]
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A.
Dean Moriarty
Dean Moriarty is a wild, charismatic drifter and free spirit in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," inspired by the real-life figure Neal Cassady.
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B.
Cliff Bradshaw
Cliff Bradshaw is the American novelist and central protagonist in the musical "Cabaret," whose relationship with nightclub singer Sally Bowles unfolds against the rise of Nazism in 1930s Berlin.
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C.
Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler was an American actor best known for portraying detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of films during the late 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Molly Goldberg (character)
Molly Goldberg is the warm, matriarchal Jewish housewife at the center of Gertrude Berg’s pioneering radio and television series "The Goldbergs," known for her Yiddish-inflected English and neighborly wisdom.
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E.
Holly March
Holly March is the quick-witted, resourceful young daughter of private investigator Holland March in the film "The Nice Guys."
- 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: Patrick Melrose (character) Target entity description: Patrick Melrose is the troubled, aristocratic English protagonist of Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novel series, known for his caustic wit, childhood trauma, and struggles with addiction and recovery.
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A.
Dean Moriarty
Dean Moriarty is a wild, charismatic drifter and free spirit in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," inspired by the real-life figure Neal Cassady.
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B.
Cliff Bradshaw
Cliff Bradshaw is the American novelist and central protagonist in the musical "Cabaret," whose relationship with nightclub singer Sally Bowles unfolds against the rise of Nazism in 1930s Berlin.
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C.
Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler was an American actor best known for portraying detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of films during the late 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Molly Goldberg (character)
Molly Goldberg is the warm, matriarchal Jewish housewife at the center of Gertrude Berg’s pioneering radio and television series "The Goldbergs," known for her Yiddish-inflected English and neighborly wisdom.
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E.
Holly March
Holly March is the quick-witted, resourceful young daughter of private investigator Holland March in the film "The Nice Guys."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
Patrick Melrose novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick Melrose
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| basedOn |
Edward St Aubyn
ⓘ
linked to:
St Aubyn
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Edward St Aubyn
ⓘ
linked to:
St Aubyn
|
| familyName | Melrose ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Patrick Melrose universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick Melrose
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Robert Melrose
ⓘ
Thomas Melrose ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
aristocrat
ⓘ
barrister ⓘ |
| hasParent |
David Melrose
ⓘ
Eleanor Melrose ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ South of France ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
|
| hasSpouse | Mary Melrose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
English upper-class society
ⓘ
abuse and trauma ⓘ addiction and recovery ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
addictive personality
ⓘ
aristocratic background ⓘ caustic wit ⓘ intelligence ⓘ self-destructive tendencies ⓘ trauma survivor ⓘ |
| isProtagonistOf |
At Last
ⓘ
Bad News ⓘ Mother’s Milk ⓘ
linked to:
Mother's Milk
Never Mind ⓘ Some Hope ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of addiction
ⓘ
depiction of childhood sexual abuse ⓘ satire of the British upper class ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Benedict Cumberbatch ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcoholism
ⓘ
childhood trauma ⓘ drug addiction ⓘ heroin addiction ⓘ mental health issues ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Patrick Melrose (TV series)
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linked to:
Patrick Melrose
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Melrose (character) Description of subject: Patrick Melrose is the troubled, aristocratic English protagonist of Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical novel series, known for his caustic wit, childhood trauma, and struggles with addiction and recovery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Patrick Melrose (character)