Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
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Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4446721 — 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)
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Target entity: Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman Context triple: [The Seven Year Itch, leadActorRole, Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman]
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A.
Don Traeger
Don Traeger is a video game industry figure best known as a co-founder of the game development studio Treyarch.
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B.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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C.
Jack McEvoy
Jack McEvoy is a fictional crime reporter and recurring protagonist in Michael Connelly’s crime novels, notably featured in "The Poet."
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D.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
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E.
Broyles
Broyles is a surname most notably associated with American screenwriter and Vietnam War veteran William Broyles Jr.
- 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: Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman Target entity description: Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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A.
Don Traeger
Don Traeger is a video game industry figure best known as a co-founder of the game development studio Treyarch.
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B.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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C.
Jack McEvoy
Jack McEvoy is a fictional crime reporter and recurring protagonist in Michael Connelly’s crime novels, notably featured in "The Poet."
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D.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
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E.
Broyles
Broyles is a surname most notably associated with American screenwriter and Vietnam War veteran William Broyles Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
The Seven Year Itch (1952 stage play)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Year Itch
|
| ageRange | middle-aged adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Seven Year Itch (1955 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Seven Year Itch
|
| basedOn | Richard Sherman (character in the stage play The Seven Year Itch) ⓘ |
| characterArc | from flirtation and fantasy to reaffirmation of marriage ⓘ |
| characterName | Richard Sherman ⓘ |
| comicStyle | self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 1950s American suburban values ⓘ |
| employerLocation | Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| filmDirector | Billy Wilder ⓘ |
| filmGenre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany |
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
20th Century Fox
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter |
Billy Wilder
ⓘ
George Axelrod ⓘ |
| filmStudio | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ricky Sherman ⓘ |
| homeLocation | summer apartment in Manhattan ⓘ |
| internalConflict | desire versus loyalty to his wife ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | voice-over inner monologue ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | comic depiction of suburban husband anxiety ⓘ |
| notableSceneAssociation | fantasy sequences about his own attractiveness ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
imaginative
ⓘ
middle-aged ⓘ neurotic ⓘ prone to fantasy ⓘ |
| occupation | publishing executive ⓘ |
| onScreenDynamicWith |
The Girl (Marilyn Monroe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Marilyn Monroe
|
| originalStagePortrayalBy | Tom Ewell ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Ewell ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingDetail | summer heat wave in Manhattan ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Sherman ⓘ |
| testedBy | attraction to The Girl (Marilyn Monroe) ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
male midlife crisis
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marital fidelity ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman Description of subject: Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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