Jill Paton Walsh
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Jill Paton Walsh was a British novelist and children's author best known for her literary fiction, crime novels, and for continuing Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jill Paton Walsh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20416779 — 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: Jill Paton Walsh Context triple: [Detection Club, hasMember, Jill Paton Walsh]
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A.
Astrid Lindley
Astrid Lindley is known as the wife of late Pro Football Hall of Famer and broadcaster Frank Gifford.
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B.
Joan W. Harris
Joan W. Harris was a Chicago-based philanthropist and arts patron known for her leadership and major contributions to cultural and educational institutions.
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C.
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively is a British novelist and short story writer renowned for her psychologically rich fiction and winner of major literary prizes including the Booker.
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D.
Vera West
Vera West was an American costume designer best known for her work on numerous Universal Pictures films in the 1930s and 1940s, particularly in the horror and melodrama genres.
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E.
Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken was a British author best known for her imaginative children’s books and alternative-history novels, including the acclaimed Wolves Chronicles series.
- 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: Jill Paton Walsh Target entity description: Jill Paton Walsh was a British novelist and children's author best known for her literary fiction, crime novels, and for continuing Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey series.
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A.
Astrid Lindley
Astrid Lindley is known as the wife of late Pro Football Hall of Famer and broadcaster Frank Gifford.
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B.
Joan W. Harris
Joan W. Harris was a Chicago-based philanthropist and arts patron known for her leadership and major contributions to cultural and educational institutions.
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C.
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively is a British novelist and short story writer renowned for her psychologically rich fiction and winner of major literary prizes including the Booker.
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D.
Vera West
Vera West was an American costume designer best known for her work on numerous Universal Pictures films in the 1930s and 1940s, particularly in the horror and melodrama genres.
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E.
Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken was a British author best known for her imaginative children’s books and alternative-history novels, including the acclaimed Wolves Chronicles series.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.