Idle Wives
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Idle Wives is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, featuring Mary MacLaren in a prominent role.
All labels observed (1)
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| Idle Wives canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16912703 — 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: Idle Wives Context triple: [Mary MacLaren, notableWork, Idle Wives]
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Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives is a 1922 silent drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its lavish production, psychological complexity, and early exploration of cinematic realism.
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B.
The Happy Housewife
The Happy Housewife is a 2010 Dutch drama film in which Carice van Houten plays a woman struggling with postpartum depression and the unraveling of her seemingly perfect life.
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C.
Just a Housewife
"Just a Housewife" is a song from the musical *Working* that reflects the overlooked labor, frustrations, and inner life of a suburban homemaker.
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D.
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife is a 1960s American sitcom about a bachelor who enlists a woman to pose as his wife to advance his career, leading to comedic complications.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
- 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: Idle Wives Target entity description: Idle Wives is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, featuring Mary MacLaren in a prominent role.
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A.
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives is a 1922 silent drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its lavish production, psychological complexity, and early exploration of cinematic realism.
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B.
The Happy Housewife
The Happy Housewife is a 2010 Dutch drama film in which Carice van Houten plays a woman struggling with postpartum depression and the unraveling of her seemingly perfect life.
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C.
Just a Housewife
"Just a Housewife" is a song from the musical *Working* that reflects the overlooked labor, frustrations, and inner life of a suburban homemaker.
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D.
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife is a 1960s American sitcom about a bachelor who enlists a woman to pose as his wife to advance his career, leading to comedic complications.
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E.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.