James McDermott

E214630

fictional character literary character

James McDermott is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel *Alias Grace*, depicted as a fellow servant whose murder becomes central to the story’s infamous crime.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
James McDermott canonical	11

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T912768 — 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: James McDermott
Context triple: [Alias Grace, hasCharacter, James McDermott]

A. Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
B. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
C. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
D. David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
E. Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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: James McDermott
Target entity description: James McDermott is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel *Alias Grace*, depicted as a fellow servant whose murder becomes central to the story’s infamous crime.

A. Tim McClelland
Tim McClelland is a former Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure, distinctive strike zone, and involvement in several high-profile postseason games.
B. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
C. Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
D. David Scearce
David Scearce is a Canadian screenwriter best known for adapting Christopher Isherwood’s novel into the acclaimed film "A Single Man."
E. Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (27)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
adaptedAsCharacterIn	Alias Grace (2017 television miniseries) ⓘ linked to: Alias Grace
appearsIn	Alias Grace ⓘ
associatedWith	Grace Marks ⓘ Nancy Montgomery ⓘ
basedOn	historical figure James McDermott involved in the 1843 Kinnear murders ⓘ
centralEvent	murder of Nancy Montgomery ⓘ murder of Thomas Kinnear ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting	Canada ⓘ
creator	Margaret Atwood ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Alias Grace ⓘ
firstAppearance	Alias Grace (1996 novel) ⓘ linked to: Alias Grace
genreContext	historical fiction ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	novel ⓘ
narrativeRole	co-accused in murder ⓘ supporting character ⓘ
occupation	servant ⓘ
partOf	Alias Grace characters ⓘ
portrayedInTelevisionBy	Kerr Logan ⓘ
storyFunction	catalyst for the novel’s crime ⓘ
themeInvolvement	class and servitude ⓘ crime and punishment ⓘ memory and truth ⓘ
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting	19th century ⓘ
workLocation	Thomas Kinnear’s household ⓘ