Remembering Denny
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"Remembering Denny" is a nonfiction book by Calvin Trillin that reflects on the life, promise, and tragic death of his Yale classmate Denny Hansen, exploring themes of memory, privilege, and the pressures of success in mid-20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Remembering Denny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12874695 — 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: Remembering Denny Context triple: [Calvin Trillin, notableWork, Remembering Denny]
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A.
The Unforgettables
The Unforgettables is a category of classic, time-honored cocktails recognized by the International Bartenders Association as foundational recipes in the cocktail world.
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B.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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C.
Showing Out
"Showing Out" is a track by hip-hop duo Clipse from their 2009 studio album "Til the Casket Drops."
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D.
The Almost Forgotten
The Almost Forgotten is a novel by American writer Willard Motley, known for its socially conscious portrayal of marginalized lives in mid-20th-century urban America.
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E.
Memories of Green
"Memories of Green" is a melancholic, atmospheric electronic piano piece by Vangelis, featured prominently on his iconic score for the film Blade Runner.
- 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: Remembering Denny Target entity description: "Remembering Denny" is a nonfiction book by Calvin Trillin that reflects on the life, promise, and tragic death of his Yale classmate Denny Hansen, exploring themes of memory, privilege, and the pressures of success in mid-20th-century America.
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A.
The Unforgettables
The Unforgettables is a category of classic, time-honored cocktails recognized by the International Bartenders Association as foundational recipes in the cocktail world.
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B.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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C.
Showing Out
"Showing Out" is a track by hip-hop duo Clipse from their 2009 studio album "Til the Casket Drops."
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D.
The Almost Forgotten
The Almost Forgotten is a novel by American writer Willard Motley, known for its socially conscious portrayal of marginalized lives in mid-20th-century urban America.
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E.
Memories of Green
"Memories of Green" is a melancholic, atmospheric electronic piano piece by Vangelis, featured prominently on his iconic score for the film Blade Runner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Yale University alumni
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elite education in the United States ⓘ friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ mid-20th-century American society ⓘ personal recollection ⓘ pressures of success ⓘ social privilege ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| author | Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesRelationshipBetween |
Calvin Trillin and Denny Hansen
ⓘ
linked to:
Calvin Trillin
|
| explores |
cultural expectations of high-achieving students
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discrepancy between outward success and inner life ⓘ how friends remember the dead ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and privilege
ⓘ
loss and grief ⓘ public success and private struggle ⓘ the burden of expectations ⓘ the construction of memory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | American nonfiction literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
narrative nonfiction
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reflective ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Denny Hansen ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Calvin Trillin ⓘ |
| protagonist | Denny Hansen ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Calvin Trillin bibliography ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yale University ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
mid-20th century
ⓘ
postwar America ⓘ |
| workFocus | reassessment of a promising life cut short ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Remembering Denny Description of subject: "Remembering Denny" is a nonfiction book by Calvin Trillin that reflects on the life, promise, and tragic death of his Yale classmate Denny Hansen, exploring themes of memory, privilege, and the pressures of success in mid-20th-century America.
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