Joan Wilder
E183551
Joan Wilder is a shy, romantic adventure novelist who is thrust into a real-life treasure hunt in the film "Romancing the Stone."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joan Wilder canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637080 — 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: Joan Wilder Context triple: [Romancing the Stone, mainCharacter, Joan Wilder]
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A.
Doreen Brett
Doreen Brett was the wife of British comedian and actor Norman Wisdom.
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B.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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C.
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean was a highly influential American film editor of Hollywood’s studio era, renowned for her work on numerous classic films and for helping shape the art of cinematic editing.
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D.
Janet Sewell
Janet Sewell is a songwriter best known for co-writing Alicia Keys’ hit ballad “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down.”
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E.
Carol Anne Bond
Carol Anne Bond is the woman whose criminal case challenging the federal government's use of a chemical weapons law against her led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bond v. United States.
- 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: Joan Wilder Target entity description: Joan Wilder is a shy, romantic adventure novelist who is thrust into a real-life treasure hunt in the film "Romancing the Stone."
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A.
Doreen Brett
Doreen Brett was the wife of British comedian and actor Norman Wisdom.
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B.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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C.
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean was a highly influential American film editor of Hollywood’s studio era, renowned for her work on numerous classic films and for helping shape the art of cinematic editing.
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D.
Janet Sewell
Janet Sewell is a songwriter best known for co-writing Alicia Keys’ hit ballad “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down.”
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E.
Carol Anne Bond
Carol Anne Bond is the woman whose criminal case challenging the federal government's use of a chemical weapons law against her led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bond v. United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Romancing the Stone
ⓘ
The Jewel of the Nile ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | treasure map ⓘ |
| characterArc | transitions from sheltered writer to active adventurer ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
romantic
ⓘ
shy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Diane Thomas ⓘ |
| familyRelation | sister of Elaine Wilder ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Romancing the Stone
ⓘ
surface form:
Romancing the Stone film series
|
| filmGenreContext | romantic adventure comedy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Romancing the Stone
ⓘ
surface form:
Romancing the Stone (1984 film)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreRole |
action-adventure heroine
ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ |
| involvedIn | treasure hunt in Colombia ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation | to rescue her kidnapped sister ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | fish-out-of-water heroine ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableWorkInStory | romantic adventure novels ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventure novelist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kathleen Turner ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompanyContext | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Jack Colton ⓘ |
| residenceAtStart |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City (fictional)
|
| roleInPlot | protagonist ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Jack Colton ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| storySetting |
Cartagena, Colombia
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surface form:
Cartagena (fictionalized)
Colombia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joan Wilder Description of subject: Joan Wilder is a shy, romantic adventure novelist who is thrust into a real-life treasure hunt in the film "Romancing the Stone."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.