Norman Maine
E373434
Norman Maine is the fading movie star whose tragic decline contrasts with his wife's rising fame in the classic film "A Star Is Born."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman Maine canonical | 10 |
| Norman Maine (1937 film version) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984279 — 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: Norman Maine Context triple: [A Star Is Born (1954 film), character, Norman Maine]
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A.
York, Maine
York, Maine is a historic coastal town in southern Maine known for its beaches, lighthouses, and status as one of the oldest European-settled communities in the United States.
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B.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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C.
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine is a coastal New England town known for being the home of Bowdoin College and for its historic downtown and maritime heritage.
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D.
Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
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E.
Greene, Maine
Greene, Maine is a small rural town in Androscoggin County known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Lewiston–Auburn area.
- 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: Norman Maine Target entity description: Norman Maine is the fading movie star whose tragic decline contrasts with his wife's rising fame in the classic film "A Star Is Born."
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A.
York, Maine
York, Maine is a historic coastal town in southern Maine known for its beaches, lighthouses, and status as one of the oldest European-settled communities in the United States.
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B.
Lovell, Maine
Lovell, Maine is a small rural town in Oxford County known for its scenic lakes and mountains in western Maine.
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C.
Brunswick, Maine
Brunswick, Maine is a coastal New England town known for being the home of Bowdoin College and for its historic downtown and maritime heritage.
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D.
Hampden, Maine
Hampden, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County known as the birthplace of 19th-century social reformer Dorothea Dix.
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E.
Greene, Maine
Greene, Maine is a small rural town in Androscoggin County known for its quiet residential character and proximity to the Lewiston–Auburn area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Star Is Born
ⓘ
linked to:
A Star Is Born film series
|
| associatedWith | Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide by drowning ⓘ |
| centralConflict | his decline versus his wife's rise to fame ⓘ |
| characterArc |
alcoholic decline
ⓘ
fading movie star ⓘ |
| characterType | tragic hero ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Esther Blodgett
ⓘ
Vicki Lester ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States (fictional context)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States (fictional setting)
|
| createdFor | A Star Is Born (1937 film) ⓘ |
| creator |
Alan Campbell
ⓘ
Dorothy Parker ⓘ Robert Carson ⓘ William A. Wellman ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Star Is Born (1937 film) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of troubled male stars in cinema ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene | Academy Awards ceremony interruption ⓘ |
| notableTrait | charming but self-destructive ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film star ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bradley Cooper
ⓘ
Fredric March ⓘ James Mason ⓘ Kris Kristofferson ⓘ |
| relationshipTo |
husband of Vicki Lester
ⓘ
mentor to Esther Blodgett ⓘ |
| spouse |
Esther Blodgett
ⓘ
Vicki Lester ⓘ |
| struggle |
alcoholism
ⓘ
career decline ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the destructive side of Hollywood stardom ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
ⓘ
fame ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norman Maine Description of subject: Norman Maine is the fading movie star whose tragic decline contrasts with his wife's rising fame in the classic film "A Star Is Born."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Esther Blodgett (1937 film character)
subject linked to:
Esther Blodgett (1937 film character)
linked to: Norman Maine
linked to: Norman Maine