The Long Goodbye
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The Long Goodbye is a memoir by Patti Davis that poignantly chronicles her father Ronald Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on their family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Long Goodbye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1559938 — 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 Long Goodbye Context triple: [Patti Davis, notableWork, The Long Goodbye]
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A.
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye is a 1973 neo-noir film directed by Robert Altman, loosely based on Raymond Chandler’s novel and noted for its modern, offbeat take on private detective Philip Marlowe.
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B.
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep is a classic 1946 film noir mystery, directed by Howard Hawks and based on Raymond Chandler’s novel, renowned for its complex plot and iconic performances by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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C.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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D.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- 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 Long Goodbye Target entity description: The Long Goodbye is a memoir by Patti Davis that poignantly chronicles her father Ronald Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on their family.
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A.
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye is a 1973 neo-noir film directed by Robert Altman, loosely based on Raymond Chandler’s novel and noted for its modern, offbeat take on private detective Philip Marlowe.
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B.
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep is a classic 1946 film noir mystery, directed by Howard Hawks and based on Raymond Chandler’s novel, renowned for its complex plot and iconic performances by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
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C.
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man is a 1939 American mystery-comedy film in the popular Thin Man series, featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as sleuthing couple Nick and Nora Charles.
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D.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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E.
Out of the Past
Out of the Past is a 1947 film noir classic starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, renowned for its shadowy cinematography, fatalistic tone, and intricate flashback-driven plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about |
emotional effects of dementia on families
ⓘ
public figure coping with degenerative illness ⓘ |
| author | Patti Davis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describes | impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the Reagan family ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Nancy Reagan
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Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Ronald Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRelationshipToSubject | daughter of Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
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forgiveness ⓘ loss and grief ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ privacy versus public life ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Long Goodbye ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
families affected by Alzheimer’s disease
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alzheimer's disease
ⓘ
surface form:
Alzheimer’s disease
Ronald Reagan ⓘ caregiving ⓘ family relationships ⓘ father–daughter relationship ⓘ |
| narrator | Patti Davis ⓘ |
| portrays |
Ronald Reagan’s decline due to Alzheimer’s disease
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family coping strategies in the face of terminal illness ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| setDuring |
Ronald Reagan’s post-presidency years
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| toldFromPerspectiveOf | Patti Davis ⓘ |
| workAbout | Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and progression ⓘ |
| workSubjectOf | Patti Davis’s reflections on her relationship with her father ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Long Goodbye Description of subject: The Long Goodbye is a memoir by Patti Davis that poignantly chronicles her father Ronald Reagan’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on their family.
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