Erin Cressida Wilson
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Erin Cressida Wilson is an American playwright, screenwriter, and professor known for her darkly psychological, character-driven scripts, including the adaptation of "The Girl on the Train."
All labels observed (1)
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| Erin Cressida Wilson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1108082 — 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: Erin Cressida Wilson Context triple: [The Girl on the Train (2016 film), screenwriter, Erin Cressida Wilson]
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A.
Judy-Lynn del Rey
Judy-Lynn del Rey was an influential American science fiction editor and publisher who helped shape the modern genre through her leadership at Del Rey Books.
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B.
Alanna Heiss
Alanna Heiss is an American curator and arts administrator best known for pioneering alternative art spaces and founding the influential contemporary art institution MoMA PS1 in New York City.
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C.
Jill Hornor
Jill Hornor is an art consultant and the longtime wife of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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D.
Laura Hawkins
Laura Hawkins was a childhood friend and early love interest of Mark Twain whose personality and experiences inspired the character Becky Thatcher in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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E.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
- 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: Erin Cressida Wilson Target entity description: Erin Cressida Wilson is an American playwright, screenwriter, and professor known for her darkly psychological, character-driven scripts, including the adaptation of "The Girl on the Train."
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A.
Judy-Lynn del Rey
Judy-Lynn del Rey was an influential American science fiction editor and publisher who helped shape the modern genre through her leadership at Del Rey Books.
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B.
Alanna Heiss
Alanna Heiss is an American curator and arts administrator best known for pioneering alternative art spaces and founding the influential contemporary art institution MoMA PS1 in New York City.
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C.
Jill Hornor
Jill Hornor is an art consultant and the longtime wife of renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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D.
Laura Hawkins
Laura Hawkins was a childhood friend and early love interest of Mark Twain whose personality and experiences inspired the character Becky Thatcher in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
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E.
Erica Sherover
Erica Sherover was a scholar and activist best known as the partner and later wife of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, with whom she collaborated intellectually and politically.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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person ⓘ playwright ⓘ professor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedOnAdaptationOf | The Girl on the Train (novel by Paula Hawkins) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
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film ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
character-driven drama
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character-driven scripts
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darkly psychological scripts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | adaptations of literary works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chloe (screenplay)
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (screenplay) ⓘ Men, Women & Children (screenplay) ⓘ Secretary (screenplay) ⓘ The Girl on the Train (film screenplay) ⓘ
linked to:
The Girl on the Train
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| occupation |
playwright
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professor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
Chloe (2009 film)
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006 film) ⓘ Men, Women & Children (2014 film) ⓘ Secretary (2002 film) ⓘ The Girl on the Train (2016 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Girl on the Train
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erin Cressida Wilson Description of subject: Erin Cressida Wilson is an American playwright, screenwriter, and professor known for her darkly psychological, character-driven scripts, including the adaptation of "The Girl on the Train."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Girl on the Train