Scoundrel Time
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Scoundrel Time is Lillian Hellman’s controversial memoir chronicling the impact of McCarthy-era anti-communist investigations on her life and career.
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| Scoundrel Time canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scoundrel Time Context triple: [Lillian Hellman, notableWork, Scoundrel Time]
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A.
Smashing Time
Smashing Time is a 1967 British satirical comedy film that parodies Swinging London’s fashion and pop culture scene.
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B.
Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Pleasure Wars
Pleasure Wars is a historical and cultural study by Peter Gay that examines changing Western attitudes toward pleasure, sexuality, and bourgeois life.
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D.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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E.
The Crimson Chaos
The Crimson Chaos is the raucous student section known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Alabama Crimson Tide football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scoundrel Time Target entity description: Scoundrel Time is Lillian Hellman’s controversial memoir chronicling the impact of McCarthy-era anti-communist investigations on her life and career.
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A.
Smashing Time
Smashing Time is a 1967 British satirical comedy film that parodies Swinging London’s fashion and pop culture scene.
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B.
Killing Times
The Killing Times were a period of brutal persecution and summary executions of Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century under the Stuart monarchy.
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C.
Pleasure Wars
Pleasure Wars is a historical and cultural study by Peter Gay that examines changing Western attitudes toward pleasure, sexuality, and bourgeois life.
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D.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
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E.
The Crimson Chaos
The Crimson Chaos is the raucous student section known for creating an intense home-field atmosphere at Alabama Crimson Tide football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Lillian Hellman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
Hollywood blacklist
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Lillian Hellman’s testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of anti-communist investigations on personal life
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impact of anti-communist investigations on professional career ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical response ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage and conformity
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integrity versus self-preservation ⓘ moral responsibility under political pressure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
House Un-American Activities Committee
ⓘ
Lillian Hellman ⓘ McCarthyism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ blacklisting in the United States ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ political persecution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial portrayal of McCarthy-era politics
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debates over historical accuracy ⓘ defense of civil liberties ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Cold War
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McCarthyism ⓘ
surface form:
McCarthy era
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| titleOrigin | phrase "scoundrel time" referring to a period of moral failure in public life ⓘ |
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