Maude
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Maude is a 1970s American sitcom created by Norman Lear that follows the outspoken, liberal Maude Findlay and is known for tackling controversial social and political issues with sharp humor.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maude canonical | 42 |
| And Then There’s Maude | 1 |
| Maude (TV series) | 1 |
| Maude (television series theme lyrics) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246656 — 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: Maude Context triple: [Norman Lear, notableWork, Maude]
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A.
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is a beloved American sitcom about four older women sharing a home in Miami, celebrated for its sharp humor, progressive themes, and enduring cultural impact.
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B.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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C.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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D.
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball was an iconic American comedian, actress, and producer best known for starring in and co-creating the groundbreaking television sitcom "I Love Lucy."
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E.
Norma
Norma is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered the female counterpart of the name Norman.
- 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: Maude Target entity description: Maude is a 1970s American sitcom created by Norman Lear that follows the outspoken, liberal Maude Findlay and is known for tackling controversial social and political issues with sharp humor.
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A.
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is a beloved American sitcom about four older women sharing a home in Miami, celebrated for its sharp humor, progressive themes, and enduring cultural impact.
-
B.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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C.
Lucille
"Lucille" is a 1977 country song by Kenny Rogers that became one of his signature hits and a classic of the genre.
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D.
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball was an iconic American comedian, actress, and producer best known for starring in and co-creating the groundbreaking television sitcom "I Love Lucy."
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E.
Norma
Norma is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often considered the female counterpart of the name Norman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maude Description of subject: Maude is a 1970s American sitcom created by Norman Lear that follows the outspoken, liberal Maude Findlay and is known for tackling controversial social and political issues with sharp humor.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Norman Lear
this entity surface form:
And Then There’s Maude
subject surface form:
Bill Macy
subject surface form:
Bill Macy
subject surface form:
Walter Findlay
subject surface form:
Rue McClanahan
subject surface form:
Carol Traynor
subject surface form:
Carol Traynor
subject surface form:
Adrienne Barbeau
subject surface form:
Florida Evans
subject surface form:
Florida Evans
subject surface form:
Florida Evans
subject surface form:
Esther Rolle
this entity surface form:
Maude (TV series)
this entity surface form:
Maude (television series theme lyrics)