Alice Sycamore
E271585
Alice Sycamore is a central character in the comedic play "You Can't Take It with You," portrayed as the loving, sensible daughter of an eccentric family who falls in love with her boss's son from a wealthy, conservative household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alice Sycamore canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479365 — 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: Alice Sycamore Context triple: [You Can't Take It with You, hasCharacter, Alice Sycamore]
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A.
Eva Birthistle
Eva Birthistle is an Irish actress known for her work in film and television, including notable roles in projects such as the drama "Breakfast on Pluto."
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B.
Penelope Sycamore
Penelope Sycamore is a free-spirited, eccentric matriarch and aspiring playwright in the classic American stage comedy "You Can't Take It with You."
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C.
Violet Barnes
Violet Barnes is a central character in the romantic comedy film "The Five-Year Engagement," portrayed as an ambitious academic whose prolonged engagement tests her relationship and personal aspirations.
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D.
Winifred
Winifred is the given name of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.
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E.
Lucy Flucker
Lucy Flucker was an American Loyalist and the wife of Continental Army General Henry Knox, known for her prominent role in Revolutionary-era Boston society.
- 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: Alice Sycamore Target entity description: Alice Sycamore is a central character in the comedic play "You Can't Take It with You," portrayed as the loving, sensible daughter of an eccentric family who falls in love with her boss's son from a wealthy, conservative household.
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A.
Eva Birthistle
Eva Birthistle is an Irish actress known for her work in film and television, including notable roles in projects such as the drama "Breakfast on Pluto."
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B.
Penelope Sycamore
Penelope Sycamore is a free-spirited, eccentric matriarch and aspiring playwright in the classic American stage comedy "You Can't Take It with You."
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C.
Violet Barnes
Violet Barnes is a central character in the romantic comedy film "The Five-Year Engagement," portrayed as an ambitious academic whose prolonged engagement tests her relationship and personal aspirations.
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D.
Winifred
Winifred is the given name of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the prominent South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.
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E.
Lucy Flucker
Lucy Flucker was an American Loyalist and the wife of Continental Army General Henry Knox, known for her prominent role in Revolutionary-era Boston society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | You Can't Take It with You ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
loving
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sensible ⓘ |
| conflictType |
clash of values
ⓘ
class differences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| employerSonIsLoveInterest | Tony Kirby ⓘ |
| familyDescription | eccentric family ⓘ |
| familyName | Sycamore ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Alice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestFamilyBackground |
conservative household
ⓘ
wealthy household ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Tony Kirby ⓘ |
| loveInterestRelationshipType | romantic relationship ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | bridge between eccentric and conventional worlds ⓘ |
| occupation | secretary ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| socialBackground | middle-class family ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family acceptance
ⓘ
individual happiness vs social expectations ⓘ |
| worksFor | Kirby and Co. ⓘ |
| workType | stage play ⓘ |
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: Alice Sycamore Description of subject: Alice Sycamore is a central character in the comedic play "You Can't Take It with You," portrayed as the loving, sensible daughter of an eccentric family who falls in love with her boss's son from a wealthy, conservative household.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
You Can't Take It with You