James Tyrone
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James Tyrone is the aging, miserly former matinee idol and patriarch of the Tyrone family in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Long Day’s Journey into Night," whose flaws and regrets drive much of the drama’s familial conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Tyrone canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3466387 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Tyrone Context triple: [Long Day’s Journey into Night, featuresCharacter, James Tyrone]
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A.
Bernardo O'Reilly
Bernardo O'Reilly is one of the hired gunfighters in the classic Western film "The Magnificent Seven," known for his skill, experience, and world-weary pragmatism.
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B.
John Behan
John Behan is an Irish sculptor renowned for his powerful bronze works that often explore themes of history, migration, and national memory.
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C.
John Canty
John Canty is a character in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," depicted as the abusive and criminal father of the pauper boy Tom Canty.
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D.
Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran was an Irish character actor known for his work in British and American films and for his acclaimed performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays.
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E.
Paddy McHale
Paddy McHale is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname McHale.
- 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: James Tyrone Target entity description: James Tyrone is the aging, miserly former matinee idol and patriarch of the Tyrone family in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Long Day’s Journey into Night," whose flaws and regrets drive much of the drama’s familial conflict.
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A.
Bernardo O'Reilly
Bernardo O'Reilly is one of the hired gunfighters in the classic Western film "The Magnificent Seven," known for his skill, experience, and world-weary pragmatism.
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B.
John Behan
John Behan is an Irish sculptor renowned for his powerful bronze works that often explore themes of history, migration, and national memory.
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C.
John Canty
John Canty is a character in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," depicted as the abusive and criminal father of the pauper boy Tom Canty.
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D.
Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran was an Irish character actor known for his work in British and American films and for his acclaimed performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays.
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E.
Paddy McHale
Paddy McHale is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname McHale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| addiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Long Day’s Journey into Night
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linked to:
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Act II of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ Act III of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ Act IV of Long Day’s Journey into Night ⓘ |
| basedOn |
James O’Neill
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linked to:
James O'Neill
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| centralConflictWith |
Edmund Tyrone
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Jamie Tyrone ⓘ Mary Tyrone ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
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controlling ⓘ miserly ⓘ proud ⓘ regretful ⓘ |
| child |
Edmund Tyrone
ⓘ
Eugene Tyrone (deceased infant) ⓘ Jamie Tyrone ⓘ |
| creator |
Eugene O’Neill
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linked to:
Eugene O'Neill
|
| dramaticFunction |
embodiment of miserliness and fear of poverty
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source of generational trauma in the family ⓘ |
| familyName | Tyrone ⓘ |
| fear | poverty ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1956 Broadway production ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Eugene O’Neill’s father ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | modern tragedy ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major character in 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| notableWorkInFiction | The Count of Monte Cristo (stage role) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
matinee idol ⓘ |
| regretAbout | selling artistic integrity for a long-running commercial role ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithMaryTyrone | loving but deeply strained marriage ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Tyrone family ⓘ |
| setting | New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Tyrone ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
addiction
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family conflict ⓘ regret and lost opportunity ⓘ the American Dream ⓘ
linked to:
American Dream
|
| timePeriod | 1912 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Tyrone Description of subject: James Tyrone is the aging, miserly former matinee idol and patriarch of the Tyrone family in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Long Day’s Journey into Night," whose flaws and regrets drive much of the drama’s familial conflict.
Referenced by (6)
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