The Gamin
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The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gamin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288013 — 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: The Gamin Context triple: [Modern Times, featuresCharacter, The Gamin]
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A.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Rayuela
Rayuela is an influential experimental novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, renowned for its nonlinear structure and central role in the Latin American literary Boom.
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E.
The Ramainz
The Ramainz were a punk rock band formed by former members of the Ramones to perform and celebrate the classic Ramones repertoire.
- 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: The Gamin Target entity description: The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
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A.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Rayuela
Rayuela is an influential experimental novel by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, renowned for its nonlinear structure and central role in the Latin American literary Boom.
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E.
The Ramainz
The Ramainz were a punk rock band formed by former members of the Ramones to perform and celebrate the classic Ramones repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Modern Times ⓘ |
| appearsInScene | final road-walking scene of Modern Times ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charlie Chaplin
ⓘ
The Tramp ⓘ
surface form:
the Tramp
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| describedAs |
impoverished
ⓘ
spirited ⓘ young woman ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Modern Times ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
romantic comedy
ⓘ
silent comedy ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | love interest of the Tramp ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
hope
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ social struggle ⓘ |
| notableWork | Modern Times ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paulette Goddard ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
companion of the Tramp
ⓘ
symbol of resilience ⓘ |
| screenPartner | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| setting | Great Depression ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Gamin Description of subject: The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.