Major Lila Garreau
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Major Lila Garreau is a central character on the television series "China Beach," serving as a strong, compassionate U.S. Army nurse navigating the emotional and moral challenges of the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Lila Garreau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9983873 — 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: Major Lila Garreau Context triple: [China Beach, mainCharacter, Major Lila Garreau]
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A.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
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B.
Laurie Durning
Laurie Durning is an American filmmaker and costume designer best known for her long-term relationship and later marriage to Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters.
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C.
Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson is an American actress best known for her role as Mary Ingalls on the television series "Little House on the Prairie."
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D.
Laura Davenport
Laura Davenport is the daughter of English actor Nigel Davenport.
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E.
Leslie Ann Woodward
Leslie Ann Woodward is known as a former spouse of American film producer and studio executive Robert Evans.
- 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: Major Lila Garreau Target entity description: Major Lila Garreau is a central character on the television series "China Beach," serving as a strong, compassionate U.S. Army nurse navigating the emotional and moral challenges of the Vietnam War.
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A.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress best known for originating the role of Wednesday Addams as a child in the 1960s television adaptation of The Addams Family.
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B.
Laurie Durning
Laurie Durning is an American filmmaker and costume designer best known for her long-term relationship and later marriage to Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters.
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C.
Melissa Sue Anderson
Melissa Sue Anderson is an American actress best known for her role as Mary Ingalls on the television series "Little House on the Prairie."
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D.
Laura Davenport
Laura Davenport is the daughter of English actor Nigel Davenport.
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E.
Leslie Ann Woodward
Leslie Ann Woodward is known as a former spouse of American film producer and studio executive Robert Evans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | China Beach ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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empathetic ⓘ resilient ⓘ strong ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| faces |
emotional challenges
ⓘ
moral challenges ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| genre |
medical drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| occupation |
U.S. Army nurse
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military nurse ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of China Beach ⓘ |
| rank | Major ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
caring for wounded soldiers
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supporting fellow medical staff ⓘ |
| setting | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
ethics of wartime medicine
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female perspectives in war ⓘ psychological impact of war ⓘ |
| worksAs | nurse in a combat zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Lila Garreau Description of subject: Major Lila Garreau is a central character on the television series "China Beach," serving as a strong, compassionate U.S. Army nurse navigating the emotional and moral challenges of the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.