Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
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Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth is the wary, increasingly suspicious wife at the center of Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller "Suspicion," whose doubts about her charming husband drive the film’s tension.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lina McLaidlaw | 2 |
| Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5528392 — 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: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Context triple: [Suspicion (1941 film), hasCharacter, Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth]
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A.
Lina
Lina is a Native American servant in Toni Morrison’s novel *A Mercy*, whose history of displacement and resilience reflects the novel’s themes of slavery, colonialism, and survival in 17th-century America.
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Lina
Lina Heydrich was the wife of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and a committed supporter of National Socialism in Germany.
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C.
Lady Larken
Lady Larken is a romantic, high-strung noblewoman in the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress," whose secret pregnancy drives much of the plot’s urgency and humor.
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D.
Glynis
Glynis is a feminine given name most notably associated with the British actress and singer Glynis Johns.
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E.
Armina Marshall
Armina Marshall was an American theater producer and director best known as a co-founder and leading figure of the influential Theatre Guild on Broadway.
- 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: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Target entity description: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth is the wary, increasingly suspicious wife at the center of Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller "Suspicion," whose doubts about her charming husband drive the film’s tension.
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A.
Lina
Lina is a Native American servant in Toni Morrison’s novel *A Mercy*, whose history of displacement and resilience reflects the novel’s themes of slavery, colonialism, and survival in 17th-century America.
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B.
Lina
Lina Heydrich was the wife of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich and a committed supporter of National Socialism in Germany.
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C.
Lady Larken
Lady Larken is a romantic, high-strung noblewoman in the musical comedy "Once Upon a Mattress," whose secret pregnancy drives much of the plot’s urgency and humor.
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D.
Glynis
Glynis is a feminine given name most notably associated with the British actress and singer Glynis Johns.
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E.
Armina Marshall
Armina Marshall was an American theater producer and director best known as a co-founder and leading figure of the influential Theatre Guild on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | Francis Iles ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suspicion ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
appearance versus reality
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female anxiety ⓘ marital distrust ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lina McLaidlaw (Before the Fact) ⓘ |
| centralConflict | suspicion that her husband may be a murderer ⓘ |
| centralEmotion |
anxiety
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distrust ⓘ fear ⓘ |
| characterArc | from romantic trust to fearful suspicion ⓘ |
| characterType | Hitchcock blonde heroine ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Johnnie Aysgarth’s gambling and dishonesty ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement | investigation into Johnnie’s possible crimes ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a wealthy family ⓘ |
| filmStudio | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Suspicion (1941 film) ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Beaky ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | story largely seen through her point of view ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
unreliable observer
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wary wife ⓘ |
| notableScene | receives a glass of milk she fears may be poisoned ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
intelligent
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introverted ⓘ morally conscientious ⓘ socially insecure ⓘ |
| portrayalRecognition |
Joan Fontaine won Academy Award for Best Actress for role
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linked to:
Joan Fontaine
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| portrayedBy | Joan Fontaine ⓘ |
| relationshipToBeaky | friend of her husband’s friend ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | England ⓘ |
| sourceWork | Before the Fact ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Anthony Berkeley Cox (as Francis Iles) ⓘ |
| spouse | Johnnie Aysgarth ⓘ |
| storyFunction | drives film’s tension through growing doubts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workDirector | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Description of subject: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth is the wary, increasingly suspicious wife at the center of Alfred Hitchcock’s psychological thriller "Suspicion," whose doubts about her charming husband drive the film’s tension.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
linked to: Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth