Leonard Vole
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Leonard Vole is a central character in Agatha Christie's courtroom drama "Witness for the Prosecution," where he stands trial for the murder of a wealthy older woman who had made him her principal heir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonard Vole canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1943131 — 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: Leonard Vole Context triple: [Witness for the Prosecution, hasCharacter, Leonard Vole]
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A.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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C.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
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D.
Frankie Yale
Frankie Yale was a notorious early 20th-century New York mobster and bootlegger who played a key role in organized crime during Prohibition and was an associate of Al Capone.
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E.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
- 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: Leonard Vole Target entity description: Leonard Vole is a central character in Agatha Christie's courtroom drama "Witness for the Prosecution," where he stands trial for the murder of a wealthy older woman who had made him her principal heir.
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A.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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C.
Ernest Poole
Ernest Poole was an American novelist and journalist best known for his socially conscious fiction and as the inaugural recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (now Fiction).
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D.
Frankie Yale
Frankie Yale was a notorious early 20th-century New York mobster and bootlegger who played a key role in organized crime during Prohibition and was an associate of Al Capone.
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E.
Alfred Harker
Alfred Harker was a British geologist and petrologist renowned for his pioneering work on igneous rocks and the geology of the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| accusedOf | murder of Emily French ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Witness for the Prosecution ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
1957 film Witness for the Prosecution
ⓘ
linked to:
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 television film Witness for the Prosecution ⓘ
linked to:
The Verdict
2016 BBC miniseries Witness for the Prosecution ⓘ
linked to:
Witness for the Prosecution
|
| beneficiaryOfWillOf | Emily French ⓘ |
| createdBy | Agatha Christie ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | short story Witness for the Prosecution ⓘ |
| genre | courtroom drama ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | Emily French ⓘ |
| keyThemeAssociation |
circumstantial evidence
ⓘ
deception ⓘ unreliable testimony ⓘ |
| laterAppearsIn |
stage play Witness for the Prosecution
ⓘ
linked to:
Witness for the Prosecution
|
| legalStatusInStory | defendant in murder trial ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Romaine Heilger ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focus of courtroom investigation ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | unemployed ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationBy |
Beau Bridges
ⓘ
Billy Howle ⓘ Tyrone Power ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Romaine Heilger ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
murder suspect
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfTrial |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| workAuthor | Agatha Christie ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leonard Vole Description of subject: Leonard Vole is a central character in Agatha Christie's courtroom drama "Witness for the Prosecution," where he stands trial for the murder of a wealthy older woman who had made him her principal heir.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.