Alice Mary Norton
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Alice Mary Norton, better known by her pen name Andre Norton, was a pioneering and highly influential American science fiction and fantasy author, particularly renowned for her works for young readers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alice Mary Norton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Alice Mary Norton Context triple: [Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, namedAfterFullName, Alice Mary Norton]
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Eunice Bullard Beecher
Eunice Bullard Beecher was a 19th-century American writer and domestic advisor best known for her household manuals and for being married to prominent clergyman Henry Ward Beecher.
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Ellen Church
Ellen Church was an American nurse and aviation pioneer recognized as the world’s first female flight attendant.
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Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher was the wife of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony leader Stephen Hopkins, known primarily through her connection to early colonial American history.
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Mary Ann Holmes
Mary Ann Holmes was the mother of renowned 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and the wife of Shakespearean tragedian Junius Brutus Booth.
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E.
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker was a prominent 19th-century American suffragist and women's rights advocate associated with the influential Beecher family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alice Mary Norton Target entity description: Alice Mary Norton, better known by her pen name Andre Norton, was a pioneering and highly influential American science fiction and fantasy author, particularly renowned for her works for young readers.
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A.
Eunice Bullard Beecher
Eunice Bullard Beecher was a 19th-century American writer and domestic advisor best known for her household manuals and for being married to prominent clergyman Henry Ward Beecher.
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B.
Ellen Church
Ellen Church was an American nurse and aviation pioneer recognized as the world’s first female flight attendant.
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C.
Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher was the wife of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony leader Stephen Hopkins, known primarily through her connection to early colonial American history.
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D.
Mary Ann Holmes
Mary Ann Holmes was the mother of renowned 19th-century American actor Edwin Booth and the wife of Shakespearean tragedian Junius Brutus Booth.
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E.
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker was a prominent 19th-century American suffragist and women's rights advocate associated with the influential Beecher family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novelist
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fantasy writer ⓘ human ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Allen Weston
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Andre Alice Norton ⓘ Andrew North ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bram Stoker Award
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surface form:
Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
SFWA Grand Master Award ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy (SFWA Grand Master)
Grand Master of Fantasy (World Fantasy Award) ⓘ
surface form:
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
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| burialPlace | Mount Olive Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-03-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
Cleveland Public Library Main Branch
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surface form:
Cleveland Public Library
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| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
juvenile literature
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
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surface form:
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy named in her honor
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| influenced |
women in science fiction and fantasy
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young adult science fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Golden Age of Science Fiction
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surface form:
Golden Age of science fiction
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| name | Alice Mary Norton self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the first women to achieve prominence in American science fiction
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pioneer of science fiction and fantasy for young readers ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Solar Queen series
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Time Traders series ⓘ Witch World series ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D.
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The Beast Master ⓘ The Time Traders ⓘ Witch World ⓘ |
| occupation |
librarian
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novelist ⓘ |
| penName | Andre Norton ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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surface form:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
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