Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid
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Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid is a memoir by Kate Lardner recounting her childhood experiences growing up in a family targeted during the Hollywood blacklist era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid canonical | 1 |
| The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7483387 — 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)
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Target entity: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid Context triple: [Kate Lardner, notableWork, Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid]
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A.
What’s It All About? (autobiography)
What’s It All About? is the autobiography of British actor Michael Caine, recounting his life and career from his working-class upbringing to international film stardom.
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B.
Shut Up
"Shut Up" is a 2003 pop and R&B-influenced single by the Black Eyed Peas that became one of their early international hits.
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C.
Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography
"Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography" is the memoir of British barrister and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie Booth, recounting her personal life, legal career, and experiences at the heart of UK politics.
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D.
You Can’t Kill Me
"You Can’t Kill Me" is a 2022 studio album by American artist 070 Shake, blending atmospheric hip hop, alternative R&B, and experimental production to explore themes of love, identity, and emotional turmoil.
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E.
Reporter: A Memoir
Reporter: A Memoir is investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s autobiographical account of his decades uncovering major political and military scandals in the United States.
- 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: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid Target entity description: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid is a memoir by Kate Lardner recounting her childhood experiences growing up in a family targeted during the Hollywood blacklist era.
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A.
What’s It All About? (autobiography)
What’s It All About? is the autobiography of British actor Michael Caine, recounting his life and career from his working-class upbringing to international film stardom.
-
B.
Shut Up
"Shut Up" is a 2003 pop and R&B-influenced single by the Black Eyed Peas that became one of their early international hits.
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C.
Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography
"Speaking for Myself: The Autobiography" is the memoir of British barrister and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie Booth, recounting her personal life, legal career, and experiences at the heart of UK politics.
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D.
You Can’t Kill Me
"You Can’t Kill Me" is a 2022 studio album by American artist 070 Shake, blending atmospheric hip hop, alternative R&B, and experimental production to explore themes of love, identity, and emotional turmoil.
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E.
Reporter: A Memoir
Reporter: A Memoir is investigative journalist Seymour Hersh’s autobiographical account of his decades uncovering major political and military scandals in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
Kate Lardner's childhood
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growing up in a blacklisted family ⓘ |
| author | Kate Lardner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
effects of political suspicion on children
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impact of blacklisting on families ⓘ social climate of the Red Scare in Hollywood ⓘ |
| explores |
child's perspective on political events
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emotional toll of political ostracism ⓘ loyalty and betrayal in politically charged times ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
identity formation under political pressure
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personal consequences of political labeling ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasCentralTheme |
injustice of blacklisting
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political repression in the arts ⓘ resilience of families under persecution ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Shut Up He Explained ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
House Un-American Activities Committee investigations
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linked to:
House Un-American Activities Committee
Red Scare in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kate Lardner ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
Hollywood film community during blacklist
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fear and conformity in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hollywood film industry
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linked to:
Hollywood films
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subject |
Hollywood
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Hollywood blacklist ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Red Scare
McCarthyism ⓘ childhood ⓘ family relationships ⓘ political persecution in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Cold War era
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Hollywood blacklist era ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Kate Lardner ⓘ |
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Subject: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid Description of subject: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid is a memoir by Kate Lardner recounting her childhood experiences growing up in a family targeted during the Hollywood blacklist era.
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The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid
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linked to: Shut Up He Explained: The Memoir of a Blacklisted Kid