The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1961 novel by Muriel Spark about an eccentric and manipulative schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school and her profound influence on a select group of pupils.

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Label	Occurrences
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie canonical	3
1969 film adaptation The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	1
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Context triple: [Muriel Spark, notableWork, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]

A. Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
B. An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
C. My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
D. Wise Children
Wise Children is a 1991 novel by Angela Carter that blends magical realism, Shakespearean allusion, and bawdy humor to explore themes of legitimacy, performance, and family through the lives of twin chorus girls.
E. The Making of a Schoolgirl
The Making of a Schoolgirl is a work by British author and suffragist Evelyn Sharp, reflecting her interest in girls’ lives and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Target entity description: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1961 novel by Muriel Spark about an eccentric and manipulative schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school and her profound influence on a select group of pupils.

A. Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
B. An Education
An Education is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film about a bright schoolgirl in 1960s London whose life is transformed by a relationship with an older man, adapted from Lynn Barber’s memoir.
C. My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Australian coming-of-age drama film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and based on Miles Franklin’s novel, about a young woman defying social expectations in rural Australia.
D. Wise Children
Wise Children is a 1991 novel by Angela Carter that blends magical realism, Shakespearean allusion, and bawdy humor to explore themes of legitimacy, performance, and family through the lives of twin chorus girls.
E. The Making of a Schoolgirl
The Making of a Schoolgirl is a work by British author and suffragist Evelyn Sharp, reflecting her interest in girls’ lives and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen