Walking with Ghosts
E502221
"Walking with Ghosts" is the memoir of Irish actor and writer Gabriel Byrne, reflecting on his childhood, career, and personal struggles with lyrical, introspective storytelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walking with Ghosts canonical | 2 |
| Walking with Ghosts (stage show) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5192253 — 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: Walking with Ghosts Context triple: [Gabriel Byrne, hasAutobiography, Walking with Ghosts]
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A.
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost is Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed memoir, in which she reflects on her childhood, illness, and the experiences that shaped her life and writing.
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B.
Hitchhiking Ghosts
The Hitchhiking Ghosts are a trio of comical, skeletal spirits from Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction, known for playfully “following” guests home at the ride’s finale.
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C.
Beautiful Ghosts
"Beautiful Ghosts" is an original song co-written by Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber for the 2019 film adaptation of the musical Cats.
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D.
Give Up the Ghost
"Give Up the Ghost" is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile that blends folk, rock, and Americana influences and helped solidify her critical acclaim.
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E.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
- 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: Walking with Ghosts Target entity description: "Walking with Ghosts" is the memoir of Irish actor and writer Gabriel Byrne, reflecting on his childhood, career, and personal struggles with lyrical, introspective storytelling.
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A.
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost is Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed memoir, in which she reflects on her childhood, illness, and the experiences that shaped her life and writing.
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B.
Hitchhiking Ghosts
The Hitchhiking Ghosts are a trio of comical, skeletal spirits from Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction, known for playfully “following” guests home at the ride’s finale.
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C.
Beautiful Ghosts
"Beautiful Ghosts" is an original song co-written by Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber for the 2019 film adaptation of the musical Cats.
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D.
Give Up the Ghost
"Give Up the Ghost" is a 2009 studio album by American singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile that blends folk, rock, and Americana influences and helped solidify her critical acclaim.
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E.
The Ghost
The Ghost is the spectral apparition of Hamlet’s deceased father in Shakespeare’s tragedy, whose revelations set the play’s revenge plot in motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memoir
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one-man show ⓘ |
| about |
celebrity culture
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film industry ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| audiobookNarrator | Gabriel Byrne ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel Byrne ⓘ |
| basedOn | Walking with Ghosts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Walking with Ghosts (stage show)
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linked to:
Walking with Ghosts
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| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Catholic upbringing
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addiction ⓘ class and poverty ⓘ fame ⓘ family ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ mental health ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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lyrical ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gabriel Byrne
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acting career ⓘ childhood ⓘ personal struggles ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid self-examination
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Picador ⓘ |
| setting |
Dublin
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| starring | Gabriel Byrne ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walking with Ghosts Description of subject: "Walking with Ghosts" is the memoir of Irish actor and writer Gabriel Byrne, reflecting on his childhood, career, and personal struggles with lyrical, introspective storytelling.
Referenced by (3)
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