Ben Whitledge
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Ben Whitledge is a timid, bookish Army draftee who serves as the anxious, regulation-obsessed sidekick to the easygoing protagonist in the comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Whitledge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567601 — 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: Ben Whitledge Context triple: [No Time for Sergeants (film), character, Ben Whitledge]
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A.
Stephen M. White
Stephen M. White was a prominent late-19th-century California politician and U.S. Senator known for his influential role in securing the development of the Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro.
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B.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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C.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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D.
Jeffrey Paley
Jeffrey Paley is the son of longtime CBS chairman William S. Paley and a member of the prominent Paley media family.
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E.
Brian J. White
Brian J. White is an American actor known for his roles in film and television, including crime dramas and action-oriented series.
- 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: Ben Whitledge Target entity description: Ben Whitledge is a timid, bookish Army draftee who serves as the anxious, regulation-obsessed sidekick to the easygoing protagonist in the comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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A.
Stephen M. White
Stephen M. White was a prominent late-19th-century California politician and U.S. Senator known for his influential role in securing the development of the Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro.
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B.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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C.
Michael T. Williamson
Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
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D.
Jeffrey Paley
Jeffrey Paley is the son of longtime CBS chairman William S. Paley and a member of the prominent Paley media family.
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E.
Brian J. White
Brian J. White is an American actor known for his roles in film and television, including crime dramas and action-oriented series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn | No Time for Sergeants ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fish out of water
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
No Time for Sergeants (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants (play) ⓘ
linked to:
No Time for Sergeants
|
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
bookish ⓘ regulation-obsessed ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followsRules | yes ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| humorStyle | character-based comedy ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | sidekick ⓘ |
| occupation | Army draftee ⓘ |
| personalityContrastWith | Will Stockdale ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
barracks-mate
ⓘ
friend ⓘ |
| setting | U.S. Army basic training ⓘ |
| sidekickOf | Will Stockdale ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Whitledge Description of subject: Ben Whitledge is a timid, bookish Army draftee who serves as the anxious, regulation-obsessed sidekick to the easygoing protagonist in the comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
No Time for Sergeants