Eleanor Lance
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Eleanor Lance is the psychologically fragile and emotionally isolated protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror tale "The Haunting of Hill House," as depicted in the 1963 film adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleanor Lance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456645 — 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: Eleanor Lance Context triple: [The Haunting (1963 film), mainCharacter, Eleanor Lance]
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A.
Eleanor Black
Eleanor Black is a fictional character from the television series "The Vampire Diaries," known as a witch and member of the powerful Black family.
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B.
Kate Kane
Kate Kane is the DC Comics superheroine who becomes Batwoman, a vigilante crime-fighter in Gotham City and cousin to Bruce Wayne.
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C.
Victoria Grayson
Victoria Grayson is a powerful, manipulative Hamptons socialite and central antagonist in the TV drama "Revenge," known for her ruthless protection of her family's reputation and secrets.
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D.
Bethel Fenton
Bethel Fenton was a member of the Fenton family, known primarily as the child of pioneering Victorian photographer Roger Fenton.
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E.
Natasha Caine
Natasha Caine is a British personality best known as the daughter of acclaimed actor Sir Michael Caine.
- 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: Eleanor Lance Target entity description: Eleanor Lance is the psychologically fragile and emotionally isolated protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror tale "The Haunting of Hill House," as depicted in the 1963 film adaptation.
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A.
Eleanor Black
Eleanor Black is a fictional character from the television series "The Vampire Diaries," known as a witch and member of the powerful Black family.
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B.
Kate Kane
Kate Kane is the DC Comics superheroine who becomes Batwoman, a vigilante crime-fighter in Gotham City and cousin to Bruce Wayne.
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C.
Victoria Grayson
Victoria Grayson is a powerful, manipulative Hamptons socialite and central antagonist in the TV drama "Revenge," known for her ruthless protection of her family's reputation and secrets.
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D.
Bethel Fenton
Bethel Fenton was a member of the Fenton family, known primarily as the child of pioneering Victorian photographer Roger Fenton.
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E.
Natasha Caine
Natasha Caine is a British personality best known as the daughter of acclaimed actor Sir Michael Caine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Eleanor Vance
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surface form:
Eleanor Vance (novel character)
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| appearsIn |
The Haunting (1963)
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The Haunting ⓘ
surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House (1963 film)
novel "The Haunting of Hill House" ⓘ
surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House (novel)
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| appearsInGenre | gothic horror ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hill House ⓘ |
| basedOn | Eleanor Vance ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
haunting
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isolation ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ |
| characterArc | gradual mental disintegration ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally isolated
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psychologically fragile ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
novel "The Haunting of Hill House"
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surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House (1959 novel)
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| genre | horror ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable focal character ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Julie Harris ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Hill House ⓘ |
| storyRole |
possible source of supernatural phenomena
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victim of supernatural forces ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
female vulnerability
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loneliness ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ unreliable perception of reality ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleanor Lance Description of subject: Eleanor Lance is the psychologically fragile and emotionally isolated protagonist of Shirley Jackson’s horror tale "The Haunting of Hill House," as depicted in the 1963 film adaptation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Haunting (1963 film)