General Sternwood
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General Sternwood is a wealthy, ailing patriarch who hires private detective Philip Marlowe to deal with his family's troubles in the classic film noir "The Big Sleep."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Sternwood canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3893296 — 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: General Sternwood Context triple: [The Big Sleep (1946 film), character, General Sternwood]
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A.
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth was an influential early 20th-century Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was known for his legislative leadership and marriage to Alice Roosevelt.
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B.
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her extensive charitable work and leadership in New York City's cultural and social institutions.
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C.
Dr. Austin Sloper
Dr. Austin Sloper is a wealthy, sharp-tongued New York physician in Henry James’s novel "Washington Square," known for his cold, ironic treatment of his daughter Catherine.
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D.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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E.
William Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor was an American-born financier, politician, and newspaper owner who became a prominent British peer and one of the wealthiest men of his era.
- 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: General Sternwood Target entity description: General Sternwood is a wealthy, ailing patriarch who hires private detective Philip Marlowe to deal with his family's troubles in the classic film noir "The Big Sleep."
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A.
Nicholas Longworth
Nicholas Longworth was an influential early 20th-century Republican politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and was known for his legislative leadership and marriage to Alice Roosevelt.
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B.
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite renowned for her extensive charitable work and leadership in New York City's cultural and social institutions.
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C.
Dr. Austin Sloper
Dr. Austin Sloper is a wealthy, sharp-tongued New York physician in Henry James’s novel "Washington Square," known for his cold, ironic treatment of his daughter Catherine.
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D.
Vincent Astor
Vincent Astor was an American businessman, philanthropist, and heir to the Astor family fortune who became one of the wealthiest men of his era and a prominent New York society figure.
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E.
William Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor was an American-born financier, politician, and newspaper owner who became a prominent British peer and one of the wealthiest men of his era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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patriarch ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearance |
The Big Sleep
ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Sleep (1946 film)
The Big Sleep (1978 film) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Big Sleep
ⓘ
The Big Sleep ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Sleep (1946 film)
The Big Sleep ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Sleep (novel)
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| associatedWithGenre |
film noir
ⓘ
hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| cityOfResidence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| createdBy | Raymond Chandler ⓘ |
| employs | Philip Marlowe ⓘ |
| familyName | Sternwood ⓘ |
| filmPortrayalBy | Charles Waldron ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Big Sleep
ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Sleep (1939 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDaughter |
Carmen Sternwood
ⓘ
Vivian Sternwood ⓘ |
| healthStatus |
physically frail
ⓘ
seriously ill ⓘ |
| hiresFor |
dealing with the family’s gambling debts
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investigating blackmail involving Carmen Sternwood ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to protect his daughters
ⓘ
wish to resolve family scandals ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | patriarch of the Sternwood family ⓘ |
| occupation | retired general ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
courteous
ⓘ
resigned ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| residence |
Sternwood
ⓘ
surface form:
Sternwood mansion
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| roleInWork | client of Philip Marlowe ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Sternwood Description of subject: General Sternwood is a wealthy, ailing patriarch who hires private detective Philip Marlowe to deal with his family's troubles in the classic film noir "The Big Sleep."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Big Sleep (1946 film)