Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth
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Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth portrays a doomed, book-loving librarian who defiantly resists a totalitarian regime in the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9795003 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth Context triple: [The Obsolete Man, leadActorRole, Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth]
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A.
Mr. Melvyn
Mr. Melvyn is a character in Miles Franklin’s novel "My Brilliant Career," depicted as a member of Sybylla Melvyn’s family within the story’s rural Australian setting.
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B.
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 drama film starring Bette Davis, known for its exploration of vanity, marriage, and personal transformation.
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C.
Rupert Psmith
Rupert Psmith is a witty, impeccably dressed, and verbally flamboyant young Englishman who stars in several humorous P. G. Wodehouse stories.
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D.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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E.
Mr. Bedford
Mr. Bedford is the pragmatic, often self-interested narrator and businessman who accompanies the eccentric scientist Cavor to the Moon in H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The First Men in the Moon."
- 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: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth Target entity description: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth portrays a doomed, book-loving librarian who defiantly resists a totalitarian regime in the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man."
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A.
Mr. Melvyn
Mr. Melvyn is a character in Miles Franklin’s novel "My Brilliant Career," depicted as a member of Sybylla Melvyn’s family within the story’s rural Australian setting.
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B.
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 drama film starring Bette Davis, known for its exploration of vanity, marriage, and personal transformation.
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C.
Rupert Psmith
Rupert Psmith is a witty, impeccably dressed, and verbally flamboyant young Englishman who stars in several humorous P. G. Wodehouse stories.
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D.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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E.
Mr. Bedford
Mr. Bedford is the pragmatic, often self-interested narrator and businessman who accompanies the eccentric scientist Cavor to the Moon in H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The First Men in the Moon."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human ⓘ television character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode | The Obsolete Man ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
The Twilight Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| character | Romney Wordsworth ⓘ |
| characterBelief | belief in God ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | librarian ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
book-loving
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defiant ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| choosesExecutionSetting | his own apartment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation | classic Twilight Zone performance ⓘ |
| declaredByRegime | obsolete ⓘ |
| directedBy | Elliot Silverstein ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 29 ⓘ |
| episodeSeason |
The Twilight Zone season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| facesAntagonist | The Chancellor ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastEra | 1960s American television ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
science fiction television ⓘ |
| invitesCharacter | The Chancellor ⓘ |
| keyProp |
Bible
ⓘ
books ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | execution by bombing ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a doomed but unbroken individualist ⓘ |
| notableScene |
locks The Chancellor in the room with him
ⓘ
reads scripture aloud before execution ⓘ |
| opposes |
censorship of books
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totalitarian state ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1961-06-02 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Twilight Zone (original series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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| portrayedBy | Burgess Meredith ⓘ |
| productionType | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | death ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| themeIllustrated |
dignity in death
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freedom of thought ⓘ individual vs totalitarian state ⓘ value of books and knowledge ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth Description of subject: Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth portrays a doomed, book-loving librarian who defiantly resists a totalitarian regime in the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man."
Referenced by (1)
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