Henry Bemis
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Henry Bemis is the nearsighted, book-loving bank clerk from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last," known for surviving a nuclear attack only to face a cruel twist of fate involving his beloved reading.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Bemis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9794509 — 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: Henry Bemis Context triple: [Time Enough at Last, featuresCharacter, Henry Bemis]
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A.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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B.
Alec Hanley Bemis
Alec Hanley Bemis is an American music industry executive and writer best known as a co-founder and driving force behind the independent label Brassland Records.
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C.
Elias B. Fish
Elias B. Fish was a United States government official who served as a federal customs administrator in New York City.
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D.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
- 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: Henry Bemis Target entity description: Henry Bemis is the nearsighted, book-loving bank clerk from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last," known for surviving a nuclear attack only to face a cruel twist of fate involving his beloved reading.
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A.
William De Witt
William De Witt is a personal name borne by various individuals, most commonly associated with people of Dutch or American heritage.
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B.
Alec Hanley Bemis
Alec Hanley Bemis is an American music industry executive and writer best known as a co-founder and driving force behind the independent label Brassland Records.
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C.
Elias B. Fish
Elias B. Fish was a United States government official who served as a federal customs administrator in New York City.
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D.
Simeon De Witt
Simeon De Witt was an American surveyor and cartographer who served as Surveyor General of New York for over fifty years, playing a key role in mapping and planning the state after the Revolutionary War.
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E.
Carl E. Heastie
Carl E. Heastie is an American politician who serves as the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and represents a district in the Bronx.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode | Time Enough at Last NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
book-loving
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nearsighted ⓘ |
| conflict |
employer disapproves of his reading
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wife disapproves of his reading ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently referenced in popular culture
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iconic example of Twilight Zone twist ending ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | severe myopia ⓘ |
| fandom | The Twilight Zone fandom ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Time Enough at Last NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1959-11-20 ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction television
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| loves |
books
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reading ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white television ⓘ |
| moralLessonAssociatedWith |
be careful what you wish for
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solitude can have unforeseen costs ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ironic twist involving broken glasses
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love of reading ⓘ surviving a nuclear attack ⓘ |
| occupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| partOf | The Twilight Zone (original series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
discovers ruins of public library
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drops and breaks his eyeglasses ⓘ emerges to find world destroyed ⓘ finds many intact books to read ⓘ takes lunch breaks in bank vault to read ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burgess Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliesOn | eyeglasses for vision ⓘ |
| seriesEpisodeNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| seriesSeason | The Twilight Zone season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | bank vault ⓘ |
| survivesEvent | nuclear attack ⓘ |
| theme |
irony
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isolation ⓘ the fragility of human hopes ⓘ the value of time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Bemis Description of subject: Henry Bemis is the nearsighted, book-loving bank clerk from the classic Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last," known for surviving a nuclear attack only to face a cruel twist of fate involving his beloved reading.
Referenced by (2)
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