I Passed for White
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"I Passed for White" is a 1960 drama film about a light-skinned Black woman who attempts to pass as white in American society, exploring themes of race, identity, and social prejudice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Passed for White canonical | 6 |
| I Passed for White (book) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T171288 — 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: I Passed for White Context triple: [Maila Nurmi, appearedIn, I Passed for White]
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A.
Notorious RBG
Notorious RBG is the popular cultural nickname for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, celebrating her as a trailblazing feminist icon and champion of gender equality.
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B.
Becoming
"Becoming" is a bestselling memoir by former First Lady Michelle Obama that chronicles her life from childhood through her years in the White House and beyond.
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C.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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D.
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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E.
Black America Again
Black America Again is a socially conscious hip-hop album by Common that addresses systemic racism, black identity, and political resistance in contemporary America.
- 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: I Passed for White Target entity description: "I Passed for White" is a 1960 drama film about a light-skinned Black woman who attempts to pass as white in American society, exploring themes of race, identity, and social prejudice.
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A.
Notorious RBG
Notorious RBG is the popular cultural nickname for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, celebrating her as a trailblazing feminist icon and champion of gender equality.
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B.
Becoming
"Becoming" is a bestselling memoir by former First Lady Michelle Obama that chronicles her life from childhood through her years in the White House and beyond.
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C.
City of Firsts
City of Firsts is a historic Massachusetts city known for its early industrial innovations and numerous pioneering achievements in American manufacturing and technology.
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D.
The Light We Carry
The Light We Carry is a 2022 nonfiction book by Michelle Obama that offers personal reflections and practical wisdom on resilience, hope, and navigating uncertainty.
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E.
Black America Again
Black America Again is a socially conscious hip-hop album by Common that addresses systemic racism, black identity, and political resistance in contemporary America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
I Passed for White
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I Passed for White (book)
autobiographical book by Reba Lee ⓘ |
| characterRole | light-skinned Black woman passing as white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Fred M. Wilcox ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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race film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
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race ⓘ racial passing ⓘ social prejudice ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflict between personal identity and social status
ⓘ
consequences of racial passing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred M. Wilcox
ⓘ
Mary Loos ⓘ Richard Sale ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| starredActor |
Elizabeth Council
ⓘ
Isabel Cooley ⓘ James Franciscus ⓘ Patricia Michon ⓘ Sonya Wilde ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I Passed for White Description of subject: "I Passed for White" is a 1960 drama film about a light-skinned Black woman who attempts to pass as white in American society, exploring themes of race, identity, and social prejudice.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I Passed for White (book)