The Late Christopher Bean
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The Late Christopher Bean is a 1932 stage comedy by Sidney Howard about a rural family's scramble over the suddenly valuable paintings of a deceased, once-ignored artist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Late Christopher Bean canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2245249 — 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: The Late Christopher Bean Context triple: [Sidney Howard, notableWork, The Late Christopher Bean]
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A.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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B.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Dyer's Hand
The Dyer's Hand is a collection of essays and lectures by poet W. H. Auden that reflects on poetry, art, and criticism with his characteristic wit and intellectual rigor.
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D.
Beale Farange
Beale Farange is a central figure in Henry James's novel "What Maisie Knew," portrayed as Maisie's selfish and irresponsible father whose bitter divorce and neglect shape her troubled upbringing.
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E.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
- 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: The Late Christopher Bean Target entity description: The Late Christopher Bean is a 1932 stage comedy by Sidney Howard about a rural family's scramble over the suddenly valuable paintings of a deceased, once-ignored artist.
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A.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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B.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Dyer's Hand
The Dyer's Hand is a collection of essays and lectures by poet W. H. Auden that reflects on poetry, art, and criticism with his characteristic wit and intellectual rigor.
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D.
Beale Farange
Beale Farange is a central figure in Henry James's novel "What Maisie Knew," portrayed as Maisie's selfish and irresponsible father whose bitter divorce and neglect shape her troubled upbringing.
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E.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Howard ⓘ |
| basedOn | Prenez garde à la peinture ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | René Fauchois ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dramaticForm | drawing-room comedy ⓘ |
| firstProducedAt | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstProducedInYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| firstProducer | Theatre Guild ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | three acts ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
TV adaptations
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The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film) ⓘ The Late Christopher Bean (1938 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Late Christopher Bean (1933 film)
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| hasCharacter |
Abby
ⓘ
Ada Haggett ⓘ Davenport ⓘ Dr. Haggett ⓘ Mrs. Haggett ⓘ Susan Haggett ⓘ Tallant ⓘ Warren Creamer ⓘ
linked to:
John McIntire
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| hasTitleCharacter | Christopher Bean ⓘ |
| isInCatalog | American theatre canon ⓘ |
| mainPlotElement |
discovery of valuable paintings
ⓘ
family conflict over inheritance ⓘ |
| notableCharacterRole | Abby as moral center of the play ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
exploitation of an artist after death
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sudden increase in value of art ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural New England ⓘ |
| subject |
greed
ⓘ
moral choices ⓘ posthumous fame ⓘ rural family ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | deceased painter Christopher Bean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Late Christopher Bean Description of subject: The Late Christopher Bean is a 1932 stage comedy by Sidney Howard about a rural family's scramble over the suddenly valuable paintings of a deceased, once-ignored artist.
Referenced by (17)
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