Christy Beam
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Christy Beam is an American author and mother best known for writing the memoir that inspired the faith-based film "Miracles from Heaven," recounting her daughter's extraordinary medical recovery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christy Beam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8129469 — 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: Christy Beam Context triple: [Miracles from Heaven, basedOnAuthor, Christy Beam]
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A.
Glen Vine
Glen Vine is a village on the Isle of Man situated along the route of the famous Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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B.
Larue Beer
Larue Beer is a popular Vietnamese lager brand produced by Asia Pacific Breweries, known for its light, crisp taste and wide availability across Vietnam.
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C.
Sherwin Wine
Sherwin Wine was an American rabbi and philosopher who pioneered a secular, non-theistic approach to Jewish identity and practice, becoming the leading figure of Humanistic Judaism.
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Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel is a small unincorporated community located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, known primarily as a rural residential area and local crossroads.
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Dick Yuengling
Dick Yuengling is an American businessman best known as the longtime owner and president of D.G. Yuengling & Son, the oldest operating brewery 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: Christy Beam Target entity description: Christy Beam is an American author and mother best known for writing the memoir that inspired the faith-based film "Miracles from Heaven," recounting her daughter's extraordinary medical recovery.
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A.
Glen Vine
Glen Vine is a village on the Isle of Man situated along the route of the famous Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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B.
Larue Beer
Larue Beer is a popular Vietnamese lager brand produced by Asia Pacific Breweries, known for its light, crisp taste and wide availability across Vietnam.
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C.
Sherwin Wine
Sherwin Wine was an American rabbi and philosopher who pioneered a secular, non-theistic approach to Jewish identity and practice, becoming the leading figure of Humanistic Judaism.
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D.
Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel is a small unincorporated community located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, known primarily as a rural residential area and local crossroads.
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E.
Dick Yuengling
Dick Yuengling is an American businessman best known as the longtime owner and president of D.G. Yuengling & Son, the oldest operating brewery in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| basedOn | her family’s real-life experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian inspirational writing
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faith-based storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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inspirational literature ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Christian readers
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readers of inspirational non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Abigail Beam
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Adelynn Beam ⓘ Annabel Beam ⓘ
linked to:
Anna Beam
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| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| hasMediaAppearance | television interviews about Miracles from Heaven ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian faith-based viewpoint in her writing ⓘ |
| hasRole | narrator of her daughter’s healing story ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith
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family ⓘ healing ⓘ miracles ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | her daughter Annabel Beam’s illness and recovery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Annabel Beam
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linked to:
Anna Beam
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| notableEvent |
documented her daughter Annabel Beam’s reported miraculous medical recovery
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publication of Miracles from Heaven memoir ⓘ |
| notableFor | writing the memoir that inspired the film Miracles from Heaven ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Miracles from Heaven
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Miracles from Heaven: A Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and Her Amazing Story of Healing ⓘ
linked to:
Miracles from Heaven
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| occupation |
author
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public speaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Texas ⓘ |
| spouse | Kevin Beam ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film adaptation Miracles from Heaven ⓘ |
| workInspired | film Miracles from Heaven ⓘ |
| workLocation | United States of America ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
faith during medical crisis
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family resilience ⓘ her daughter’s near-death and recovery experience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christy Beam Description of subject: Christy Beam is an American author and mother best known for writing the memoir that inspired the faith-based film "Miracles from Heaven," recounting her daughter's extraordinary medical recovery.
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