Emeric Belasco
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Emeric Belasco is a notorious, sadistic millionaire and occultist whose malevolent legacy haunts the infamous Belasco House in the horror novel and film "The Legend of Hell House."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emeric Belasco canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609685 — 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: Emeric Belasco Context triple: [The Legend of Hell House, character, Emeric Belasco]
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A.
Alfred Capurro
Alfred Capurro, better known as Alfred Drake, was a prominent American actor and baritone celebrated for originating leading roles in classic Broadway musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Kiss Me, Kate."
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B.
Eric Villency
Eric Villency is an American businessman and interior designer, known as the CEO of the design firm Villency Design Group and for his past marriage to television personality Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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C.
Emile Ardolino
Emile Ardolino was an American film director best known for popular hits like "Dirty Dancing" and "Sister Act," as well as his work on dance-focused documentaries.
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D.
Louis Fraina
Louis Fraina was an Italian-born American Marxist theorist and political activist who was a key early leader in the U.S. communist movement.
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E.
Lionel Fusco
Lionel Fusco is a central character in the TV series "Person of Interest," a once-corrupt NYPD detective who becomes a loyal ally to the show's protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emeric Belasco Target entity description: Emeric Belasco is a notorious, sadistic millionaire and occultist whose malevolent legacy haunts the infamous Belasco House in the horror novel and film "The Legend of Hell House."
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A.
Alfred Capurro
Alfred Capurro, better known as Alfred Drake, was a prominent American actor and baritone celebrated for originating leading roles in classic Broadway musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Kiss Me, Kate."
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B.
Eric Villency
Eric Villency is an American businessman and interior designer, known as the CEO of the design firm Villency Design Group and for his past marriage to television personality Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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C.
Emile Ardolino
Emile Ardolino was an American film director best known for popular hits like "Dirty Dancing" and "Sister Act," as well as his work on dance-focused documentaries.
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D.
Louis Fraina
Louis Fraina was an Italian-born American Marxist theorist and political activist who was a key early leader in the U.S. communist movement.
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E.
Lionel Fusco
Lionel Fusco is a central character in the TV series "Person of Interest," a once-corrupt NYPD detective who becomes a loyal ally to the show's protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ millionaire ⓘ occultist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Legend of Hell House (film)
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linked to:
The Legend of Hell House
The Legend of Hell House (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Legend of Hell House
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| associatedWith | Belasco House ⓘ |
| createdBy | Richard Matheson ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Legend of Hell House universe
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linked to:
The Legend of Hell House
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| genre | horror ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | malevolent legacy ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | occultist ⓘ |
| hasReputation | notorious ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Belasco House ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
malevolent
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sadistic ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | millionaire ⓘ |
| isCentralFigureIn | The Legend of Hell House ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | hauntings in Belasco House ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme cruelty
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occult experiments in Belasco House ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in The Legend of Hell House ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Belasco House ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emeric Belasco Description of subject: Emeric Belasco is a notorious, sadistic millionaire and occultist whose malevolent legacy haunts the infamous Belasco House in the horror novel and film "The Legend of Hell House."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.