W.C. Fields and Me
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W.C. Fields and Me is a 1976 biographical film in which Rod Steiger portrays the legendary comedian W.C. Fields, focusing on his later life and relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| W.C. Fields and Me canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2583277 — 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: W.C. Fields and Me Context triple: [Rod Steiger, notableWork, W.C. Fields and Me]
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A.
My Life with Chaplin
"My Life with Chaplin" is the memoir of Lita Grey, recounting her tumultuous marriage to Charlie Chaplin and offering an insider’s view of the silent film icon’s personal life.
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B.
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Mame
Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
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E.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
- 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: W.C. Fields and Me Target entity description: W.C. Fields and Me is a 1976 biographical film in which Rod Steiger portrays the legendary comedian W.C. Fields, focusing on his later life and relationships.
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A.
My Life with Chaplin
"My Life with Chaplin" is the memoir of Lita Grey, recounting her tumultuous marriage to Charlie Chaplin and offering an insider’s view of the silent film icon’s personal life.
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B.
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Mame
Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
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E.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | the later life of W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depictsIndustry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| depictsProfession | comedian ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Rod Steiger ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
biography film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrity life
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personal decline ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| mainSubject | W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
later life of W. C. Fields
ⓘ
personal relationships of W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Rod Steiger as W. C. Fields
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linked to:
Rod Steiger
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| portraysSubject |
legendary comedian W. C. Fields
ⓘ
linked to:
W. C. Fields
|
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | later years of W. C. Fields ⓘ |
| stars | Rod Steiger ⓘ |
| title | W.C. Fields and Me ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: W.C. Fields and Me Description of subject: W.C. Fields and Me is a 1976 biographical film in which Rod Steiger portrays the legendary comedian W.C. Fields, focusing on his later life and relationships.
Referenced by (4)
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