Stanley Crawford
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Stanley Crawford is the skeptical English illusionist and main character in Woody Allen's romantic comedy film "Magic in the Moonlight."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley Crawford canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6333196 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanley Crawford Context triple: [Magic in the Moonlight, protagonistName, Stanley Crawford]
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A.
Stanley Arthurs
Stanley Arthurs was an American illustrator known for his historical and narrative paintings, particularly scenes of early American history, and as a prominent student of Howard Pyle.
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B.
Stanley Savige
Stanley Savige was an Australian Army lieutenant general and World War II corps commander noted for his leadership in the Pacific theatre and his earlier service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in World War I.
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C.
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges was a British-born character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Cecil Staton
Cecil Staton is an American academic administrator and former politician who served as a Georgia state senator and later as chancellor of East Carolina University.
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E.
Stanley Goble
Stanley Goble was an Australian naval aviator and senior officer who became a pioneering figure in military aviation and later served as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force.
- 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: Stanley Crawford Target entity description: Stanley Crawford is the skeptical English illusionist and main character in Woody Allen's romantic comedy film "Magic in the Moonlight."
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A.
Stanley Arthurs
Stanley Arthurs was an American illustrator known for his historical and narrative paintings, particularly scenes of early American history, and as a prominent student of Howard Pyle.
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B.
Stanley Savige
Stanley Savige was an Australian Army lieutenant general and World War II corps commander noted for his leadership in the Pacific theatre and his earlier service at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in World War I.
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C.
Stanley Ridges
Stanley Ridges was a British-born character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Cecil Staton
Cecil Staton is an American academic administrator and former politician who served as a Georgia state senator and later as chancellor of East Carolina University.
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E.
Stanley Goble
Stanley Goble was an Australian naval aviator and senior officer who became a pioneering figure in military aviation and later served as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
period film
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| beliefSystem |
disbelieves in spiritualism
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skeptical of the supernatural ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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rational ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Woody Allen ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWorkFeaturedIn | 2014 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkFeaturedIn | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| goal | to expose a supposed medium as a fraud ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main character ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
illusionist
ⓘ
stage magician ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Colin Firth ⓘ |
| professionDetail |
debunker of spiritualists
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famous stage magician ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | French Riviera ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1920s ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Wei Ling Soo ⓘ |
| workFeaturedIn | Magic in the Moonlight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stanley Crawford Description of subject: Stanley Crawford is the skeptical English illusionist and main character in Woody Allen's romantic comedy film "Magic in the Moonlight."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.