Gerald O'Hara
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Gerald O'Hara is a fictional Irish-born plantation owner in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind," best known as the hot-tempered, devoted father of Scarlett O'Hara.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerald O'Hara canonical | 11 |
| Gerald O’Hara | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2327182 — 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: Gerald O'Hara Context triple: [Scarlett O'Hara, father, Gerald O'Hara]
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A.
Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart was an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including performances in "La Strada" and the TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."
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B.
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken was an American comedic actor known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s film comedies and Broadway productions.
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C.
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb was an American character actor renowned for his powerful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in classics like "12 Angry Men" and "On the Waterfront."
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D.
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker known for his athletic, romantic leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and later for directing and starring in the survival adventure "The Naked Prey."
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E.
Richard Dix
Richard Dix was an American leading man of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his rugged roles in dramas and Westerns and for earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- 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: Gerald O'Hara Target entity description: Gerald O'Hara is a fictional Irish-born plantation owner in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind," best known as the hot-tempered, devoted father of Scarlett O'Hara.
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A.
Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart was an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including performances in "La Strada" and the TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."
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B.
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken was an American comedic actor known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s film comedies and Broadway productions.
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C.
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb was an American character actor renowned for his powerful performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in classics like "12 Angry Men" and "On the Waterfront."
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D.
Cornel Wilde
Cornel Wilde was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker known for his athletic, romantic leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and later for directing and starring in the survival adventure "The Naked Prey."
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E.
Richard Dix
Richard Dix was an American leading man of the silent and early sound film era, best known for his rugged roles in dramas and Westerns and for earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish immigrant
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ planter ⓘ |
| accent | Irish brogue ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1939 film Gone with the Wind
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linked to:
Gone with the Wind
|
| appearsIn | novel Gone with the Wind ⓘ |
| child |
Carreen O'Hara
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Scarlett O'Hara ⓘ Suellen O'Hara ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Margaret Mitchell ⓘ |
| deathCause | riding accident ⓘ |
| deathEvent | thrown from a horse ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Gone with the Wind
ⓘ
linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influences | Scarlett O'Hara's attachment to Tara ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Southern historical romance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | father of protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityAfterEmigration | American ⓘ |
| nationalityBeforeEmigration | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gone with the Wind
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linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
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| occupation |
farmer
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plantation owner ⓘ |
| owns | Tara plantation ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
devoted father
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hot-tempered ⓘ impulsive ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Confederate sympathizer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Thomas Mitchell ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gone with the Wind (film)
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linked to:
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
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| religion |
Roman Catholic
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| residence |
Clayton County, Georgia
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Tara plantation ⓘ |
| setting |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
Georgia ⓘ |
| socialClass | Southern planter aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen O'Hara ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family loyalty
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land and heritage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
Reconstruction era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerald O'Hara Description of subject: Gerald O'Hara is a fictional Irish-born plantation owner in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind," best known as the hot-tempered, devoted father of Scarlett O'Hara.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gerald O'Hara
subject linked to:
Tara plantation (through Scarlett O’Hara)
linked to: Gerald O'Hara
subject linked to:
Mammy in Gone with the Wind
linked to: Gerald O'Hara
subject linked to:
novel Gone with the Wind
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