Katie Coates in Old Yeller
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Katie Coates in Old Yeller is the frontier mother of the Coates family, whose strength, warmth, and resilience help anchor the emotional heart of the classic 1957 Disney film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katie Coates in Old Yeller canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T658255 — 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: Katie Coates in Old Yeller Context triple: [Dorothy McGuire, portrayed, Katie Coates in Old Yeller]
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A.
Tilly Foster
Tilly Foster is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known historically for its former iron mine and rural character.
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B.
Dale Evans
Dale Evans was an American singer, actress, and writer best known as the “Queen of the West” and longtime performing partner and wife of cowboy star Roy Rogers.
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C.
Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in classic musical films and as the matriarch in the television series "The Partridge Family."
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D.
Willie the Wildcat
Willie the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents Northwestern University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan is an American film and television actress best known for her Academy Award–nominated performance as Marilyn Lovell in the 1995 space drama "Apollo 13."
- 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: Katie Coates in Old Yeller Target entity description: Katie Coates in Old Yeller is the frontier mother of the Coates family, whose strength, warmth, and resilience help anchor the emotional heart of the classic 1957 Disney film.
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A.
Tilly Foster
Tilly Foster is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known historically for its former iron mine and rural character.
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B.
Dale Evans
Dale Evans was an American singer, actress, and writer best known as the “Queen of the West” and longtime performing partner and wife of cowboy star Roy Rogers.
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C.
Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in classic musical films and as the matriarch in the television series "The Partridge Family."
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D.
Willie the Wildcat
Willie the Wildcat is the costumed wildcat mascot who represents Northwestern University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen Quinlan is an American film and television actress best known for her Academy Award–nominated performance as Marilyn Lovell in the 1995 space drama "Apollo 13."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1957 film Old Yeller
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller
Old Yeller ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel Old Yeller by Fred Gipson ⓘ |
| child |
Arliss Coates
ⓘ
Travis Coates ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| familyName | Coates ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Old Yeller universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller
|
| genreOfWork |
Western drama
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Katie
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathryn
|
| hasQuality |
resilient
ⓘ
strong ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | emotional anchor of the film ⓘ |
| notableWork | Old Yeller ⓘ |
| occupation |
frontier housewife
ⓘ
homesteader ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dorothy McGuire ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork |
Walt Disney Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walt Disney Company
|
| residence | Coates family farm ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
frontier mother
ⓘ
matriarch of the Coates family ⓘ |
| setting | Texas frontier ⓘ |
| spouse | Jim Coates ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1957 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katie Coates in Old Yeller Description of subject: Katie Coates in Old Yeller is the frontier mother of the Coates family, whose strength, warmth, and resilience help anchor the emotional heart of the classic 1957 Disney film.
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