Henry Roth
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Henry Roth is the commitment-phobic marine veterinarian in the romantic comedy film "50 First Dates," who falls in love with a woman suffering from short-term memory loss and courts her anew each day.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Roth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3798634 — 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.
Target entity: Henry Roth Context triple: [50 First Dates, mainCharacter, Henry Roth]
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Henry Roth
Henry Roth was a Jewish American novelist best known for his modernist classic "Call It Sleep," which poignantly depicts the immigrant experience in early 20th-century New York.
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Abraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan was a pioneering Jewish American writer, journalist, and editor best known for his Yiddish-language newspaper work and influential novels depicting the lives of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the United States.
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C.
Poldek Pfefferberg
Poldek Pfefferberg was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor and businessman who played a crucial role in publicizing Oskar Schindler’s story, inspiring the book and film "Schindler’s List."
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D.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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E.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold was an American writer and prominent proletarian literary figure best known for his radical leftist journalism and his influential novel "Jews Without Money."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Roth Target entity description: Henry Roth is the commitment-phobic marine veterinarian in the romantic comedy film "50 First Dates," who falls in love with a woman suffering from short-term memory loss and courts her anew each day.
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A.
Henry Roth
Henry Roth was a Jewish American novelist best known for his modernist classic "Call It Sleep," which poignantly depicts the immigrant experience in early 20th-century New York.
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B.
Abraham Cahan
Abraham Cahan was a pioneering Jewish American writer, journalist, and editor best known for his Yiddish-language newspaper work and influential novels depicting the lives of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the United States.
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C.
Poldek Pfefferberg
Poldek Pfefferberg was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor and businessman who played a crucial role in publicizing Oskar Schindler’s story, inspiring the book and film "Schindler’s List."
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D.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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E.
Michael Gold
Michael Gold was an American writer and prominent proletarian literary figure best known for his radical leftist journalism and his influential novel "Jews Without Money."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | 50 First Dates ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lucy Whitmore
ⓘ
surface form:
Lucy Whitmore's family
Ula ⓘ |
| associatedWithCondition | short-term memory loss (Lucy Whitmore) ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | overcomes fear of commitment ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | George Wing ⓘ |
| employer | Sea Life Park (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfAppearance | 2004 ⓘ |
| filmStudioOfWork | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| finalCharacterArcState | committed partner ⓘ |
| friendOf | Ula ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
caring
ⓘ
charming ⓘ commitment-phobic ⓘ humorous ⓘ persistent ⓘ resourceful ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| initialCharacterArcState | afraid of long-term commitment ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Lucy Whitmore ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | male lead ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
love overcoming memory loss
ⓘ
personal growth through commitment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courting Lucy Whitmore anew each day
ⓘ
developing a daily routine to help Lucy remember him ⓘ |
| notableScene |
meeting Lucy Whitmore at a café
ⓘ
reintroducing himself to Lucy every day ⓘ showing Lucy a video explaining her condition ⓘ |
| occupation |
marine veterinarian
ⓘ
veterinarian ⓘ |
| partOf | 50 First Dates franchise/brand ⓘ |
| petCareSpecialty | marine animals ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Adam Sandler ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Lucy Whitmore ⓘ |
| residence | Hawaii ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Lucy Whitmore ⓘ |
| screenTimeFocus | central ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
Oahu
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surface form:
Oahu, Hawaii
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| usesMedium | video tapes to remind Lucy of their relationship ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | sailboat ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hawaii ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Henry Roth Description of subject: Henry Roth is the commitment-phobic marine veterinarian in the romantic comedy film "50 First Dates," who falls in love with a woman suffering from short-term memory loss and courts her anew each day.
Referenced by (4)
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