Dolores Claiborne
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Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen King, later adapted into a film, that centers on a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her wealthy employer while confronting dark secrets from her past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dolores Claiborne canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3660848 — 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: Dolores Claiborne Context triple: [Jennifer Jason Leigh, notableWork, Dolores Claiborne]
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A.
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James that follows a young girl caught between her divorced, self-absorbed parents, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral responsibility.
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B.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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C.
Misery
Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”
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D.
Misery
Misery is the first major section of the Heidelberg Catechism, focusing on humanity’s sinfulness and need for redemption.
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E.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- 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: Dolores Claiborne Target entity description: Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen King, later adapted into a film, that centers on a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her wealthy employer while confronting dark secrets from her past.
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A.
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew is a novel by Henry James that follows a young girl caught between her divorced, self-absorbed parents, exploring themes of innocence, perception, and moral responsibility.
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B.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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C.
Misery
Misery is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King about a famous author held captive by his deranged “number one fan.”
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D.
Misery
Misery is the first major section of the Heidelberg Catechism, focusing on humanity’s sinfulness and need for redemption.
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E.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dolores Claiborne ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abuse and survival
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child abuse ⓘ class and power dynamics ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ family trauma ⓘ female resilience ⓘ mother-daughter relationships ⓘ |
| character |
Dolores Claiborne (character)
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linked to:
Dolores Claiborne in Dolores Claiborne
Joe St. George ⓘ Selena St. George ⓘ Vera Donovan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Taylor Hackford ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| followedBy | Insomnia ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Dolores Claiborne (film) ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-670-84452-7 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dolores Claiborne (character)
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linked to:
Dolores Claiborne in Dolores Claiborne
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 305 ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Maine housekeeper confesses her life story while being interrogated about the death of her wealthy employer Vera Donovan and the earlier death of her husband Joe St. George. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Needful Things ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1992-11-01 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
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| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Tony Gilroy ⓘ |
| setIn |
Little Tall Island
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Maine ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher Plummer
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Jennifer Jason Leigh ⓘ Judy Parfitt ⓘ Kathy Bates ⓘ |
| structure | single extended monologue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dolores Claiborne Description of subject: Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen King, later adapted into a film, that centers on a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her wealthy employer while confronting dark secrets from her past.
Referenced by (9)
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