Paula (character in the 1938 play Gas Light)
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Paula is the psychologically tormented wife in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 thriller play "Gas Light," whose husband’s manipulative tactics give rise to the term "gaslighting."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paula (character in the 1938 play Gas Light) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17252812 — 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: Paula (character in the 1938 play Gas Light) Context triple: [Paula Alquist, basedOn, Paula (character in the 1938 play Gas Light)]
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A.
Gregory (character in the play "Gas Light")
Gregory is the manipulative husband and primary antagonist in Patrick Hamilton’s play "Gas Light," known for psychologically tormenting his wife to make her doubt her sanity.
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B.
Audrey Mildmay
Audrey Mildmay was a Canadian-born soprano best known as the co-founder and leading singer of England’s Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the 1930s.
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C.
Phyllis Vance
Phyllis Vance is a soft-spoken yet sharp-witted saleswoman at Dunder Mifflin in the U.S. sitcom "The Office," known for her maternal demeanor and surprising moments of sass.
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D.
Claudette Wyms
Claudette Wyms is a principled and politically savvy police captain in the crime drama series "The Shield," known for her moral integrity and complex leadership within a corrupt department.
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E.
Pamela Lane
Pamela Lane is a British actress best known for her marriage to playwright John Osborne and her work on stage and screen in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Paula (character in the 1938 play Gas Light) Target entity description: Paula is the psychologically tormented wife in Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 thriller play "Gas Light," whose husband’s manipulative tactics give rise to the term "gaslighting."
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A.
Gregory (character in the play "Gas Light")
Gregory is the manipulative husband and primary antagonist in Patrick Hamilton’s play "Gas Light," known for psychologically tormenting his wife to make her doubt her sanity.
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B.
Audrey Mildmay
Audrey Mildmay was a Canadian-born soprano best known as the co-founder and leading singer of England’s Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the 1930s.
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C.
Phyllis Vance
Phyllis Vance is a soft-spoken yet sharp-witted saleswoman at Dunder Mifflin in the U.S. sitcom "The Office," known for her maternal demeanor and surprising moments of sass.
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D.
Claudette Wyms
Claudette Wyms is a principled and politically savvy police captain in the crime drama series "The Shield," known for her moral integrity and complex leadership within a corrupt department.
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E.
Pamela Lane
Pamela Lane is a British actress best known for her marriage to playwright John Osborne and her work on stage and screen in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.