Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
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Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady Context triple: [Inherit the Wind (1960 film), characterRole, Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady]
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A.
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for his iconic television roles as defense attorney Perry Mason and wheelchair-bound detective Robert Ironside.
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B.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
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C.
Harry Crane
Harry Crane was an American television and film writer best known as a pioneering comedy screenwriter who co-created "The Honeymooners."
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D.
Martin Milner
Martin Milner was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in the series "Route 66" and "Adam-12."
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E.
Oscar Hopkins
Oscar Hopkins is a timid, eccentric Anglican priest and compulsive gambler who becomes one of the two central protagonists in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda."
- 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: Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady Target entity description: Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
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A.
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr was a Canadian-American actor best known for his iconic television roles as defense attorney Perry Mason and wheelchair-bound detective Robert Ironside.
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B.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
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C.
Harry Crane
Harry Crane was an American television and film writer best known as a pioneering comedy screenwriter who co-created "The Honeymooners."
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D.
Martin Milner
Martin Milner was an American film and television actor best known for his leading roles in the series "Route 66" and "Adam-12."
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E.
Oscar Hopkins
Oscar Hopkins is a timid, eccentric Anglican priest and compulsive gambler who becomes one of the two central protagonists in Peter Carey’s novel "Oscar and Lucinda."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character portrayal
ⓘ
film role ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Inherit the Wind (play)
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linked to:
play "Inherit the Wind"
|
| appearsIn |
Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
1960 film "Inherit the Wind"
|
| awardsRecognition | Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Fredric March) ⓘ |
| basedOn | William Jennings Bryan ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
civil liberties
ⓘ
freedom of thought ⓘ science versus religion ⓘ |
| characterName | Matthew Harrison Brady ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directorOfFilm | Stanley Kramer ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
courtroom drama
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| filmStudio | United Artists ⓘ |
| historicalEventDramatized | Scopes "Monkey" Trial ⓘ |
| historicalEventYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
Christian creationism
ⓘ
anti-evolution ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| modeledOn | William Jennings Bryan ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charismatic populist rhetoric
ⓘ
fiery courtroom speeches ⓘ intense emotional outbursts ⓘ |
| performanceReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| playwrightsOfSource |
Jerome Lawrence
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee (playwright) ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle |
larger-than-life
ⓘ
oratorical ⓘ theatrical ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Fredric March ⓘ |
| professionInStory |
famous orator
ⓘ
three-time presidential candidate ⓘ |
| roleType |
political and religious orator
ⓘ
populist leader ⓘ prosecuting attorney ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfFilm |
Harold Jacob Smith
ⓘ
Nedrick Young ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional town of Hillsboro ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
political populism
ⓘ
religious orthodoxy ⓘ resistance to scientific modernity ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1960 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady Description of subject: Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
1960 film "Inherit the Wind"