Cecil Gaines in The Butler
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Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* is the fictionalized White House butler whose decades of service provide a personal lens on major events in 20th-century American history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecil Gaines Jr. in The Butler | 1 |
| Cecil Gaines in The Butler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1416447 — 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: Cecil Gaines in The Butler Context triple: [Forest Whitaker, role, Cecil Gaines in The Butler]
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A.
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce is an American actor best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as "The Wire," "Treme," and "Suits."
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B.
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Angels in America," the "Hunger Games" series, and "Westworld."
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C.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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D.
Joseph LaShelle
Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
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E.
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
- 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: Cecil Gaines in The Butler Target entity description: Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* is the fictionalized White House butler whose decades of service provide a personal lens on major events in 20th-century American history.
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A.
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce is an American actor best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as "The Wire," "Treme," and "Suits."
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B.
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Angels in America," the "Hunger Games" series, and "Westworld."
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C.
Courtney B. Vance
Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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D.
Joseph LaShelle
Joseph LaShelle was an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
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E.
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lee Daniels' The Butler
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The Butler ⓘ |
| basedOn | Eugene Allen ⓘ |
| child |
Charlie Gaines
ⓘ
Louis Gaines ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Danny Strong
ⓘ
Lee Daniels ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod |
20th-century American history
ⓘ
Civil Rights Movement era ⓘ |
| employer | White House ⓘ |
| ethnicityInFiction | African-American ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film The Butler (2013) ⓘ |
| genre | historical drama ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
protagonist
ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
long-serving butler
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witness to major political events ⓘ |
| occupation | White House butler ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Forest Whitaker ⓘ |
| setting |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
White House ⓘ |
| spouse | Gloria Gaines ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
civil rights
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family conflict ⓘ generational divide ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| worksForInFiction | multiple U.S. presidents ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cecil Gaines in The Butler Description of subject: Cecil Gaines in *The Butler* is the fictionalized White House butler whose decades of service provide a personal lens on major events in 20th-century American history.
Referenced by (2)
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