The Wisdom of Eve
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The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wisdom of Eve canonical | 2 |
| "The Wisdom of Eve" | 1 |
| short story "The Wisdom of Eve" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T173123 — 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 Wisdom of Eve Context triple: [All About Eve, basedOn, The Wisdom of Eve]
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- 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 Wisdom of Eve Target entity description: The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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B.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
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E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Joseph L. Mankiewicz ⓘ |
| adaptationTitle | All About Eve ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | All About Eve ⓘ |
| author | Mary Orr ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Mary Orr ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
drama
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
aging stage actress
ⓘ
ambitious young woman ⓘ |
| influenced |
All About Eve
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surface form:
All About Eve (stage adaptations)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ambition
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betrayal ⓘ theatre world ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an ambitious young woman ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the basis for the film All About Eve ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Cosmopolitan magazine ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into the life and career of an aging stage actress. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| setting | theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wisdom of Eve Description of subject: The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
short story "The Wisdom of Eve"