Iris Rainer Dart
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Iris Rainer Dart is an American author and screenwriter best known for writing the novel "Beaches," which was adapted into a popular film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iris Rainer Dart canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3056214 — 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: Iris Rainer Dart Context triple: [Beaches, authorOfSourceWork, Iris Rainer Dart]
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A.
Iris Chase
Iris Chase is the complex, introspective narrator of Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Blind Assassin," whose recollections unravel a multigenerational family saga marked by betrayal, secrecy, and shifting power.
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B.
Iris Weinshall
Iris Weinshall is an American public official and academic administrator who has served as New York City's transportation commissioner and later as chief operating officer of the New York Public Library.
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C.
Iris Steensma
Iris Steensma is the troubled teenage prostitute character from Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film "Taxi Driver," whose role became iconic through Jodie Foster’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
Arlene Violet
Arlene Violet is an American lawyer and former Rhode Island Attorney General, recognized as the first woman elected to that office in the United States.
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E.
Mercedes Hester Davidson
Mercedes Hester Davidson was the first wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, to whom he was married before his rise to national prominence.
- 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: Iris Rainer Dart Target entity description: Iris Rainer Dart is an American author and screenwriter best known for writing the novel "Beaches," which was adapted into a popular film.
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A.
Iris Chase
Iris Chase is the complex, introspective narrator of Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Blind Assassin," whose recollections unravel a multigenerational family saga marked by betrayal, secrecy, and shifting power.
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B.
Iris Weinshall
Iris Weinshall is an American public official and academic administrator who has served as New York City's transportation commissioner and later as chief operating officer of the New York Public Library.
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C.
Iris Steensma
Iris Steensma is the troubled teenage prostitute character from Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film "Taxi Driver," whose role became iconic through Jodie Foster’s acclaimed performance.
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D.
Arlene Violet
Arlene Violet is an American lawyer and former Rhode Island Attorney General, recognized as the first woman elected to that office in the United States.
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E.
Mercedes Hester Davidson
Mercedes Hester Davidson was the first wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, to whom he was married before his rise to national prominence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century literature
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21st-century literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | Beaches (stage musical) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carnegie Mellon University
ⓘ
linked to:
CMU
|
| employer |
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
ⓘ
linked to:
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ television writing ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
popular fiction ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | writing the novel "Beaches" that was adapted into a popular film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beaches
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Beaches (friendship-themed novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Beaches (novel)
Beaches (novel about female friendship) ⓘ
linked to:
Beaches (novel)
Beaches (stage musical, book) ⓘ Beaches: A Novel ⓘ
linked to:
Beaches (novel)
I'll Be There ⓘ Larry: The King of Rock and Roll ⓘ Show Business Kills ⓘ Some Kind of Miracle ⓘ The Secret Life of Me ⓘ The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (as writer) ⓘ
linked to:
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Staggerford Flood ⓘ Til the Real Thing Comes Along ⓘ When I Fall in Love ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
Beaches (1988 film)
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linked to:
film "Beaches" (1988)
Beaches (2017 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
Beaches (2017 film)
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| writingLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iris Rainer Dart Description of subject: Iris Rainer Dart is an American author and screenwriter best known for writing the novel "Beaches," which was adapted into a popular film.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.