Olive Higgins Prouty
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Olive Higgins Prouty was an American novelist and philanthropist best known for her emotionally driven works about women's inner lives, including the novels that inspired the films "Stella Dallas" and "Now, Voyager."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olive Higgins Prouty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5557842 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olive Higgins Prouty Context triple: [Stella Dallas, author, Olive Higgins Prouty]
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A.
Gladys Ricarde Seaver
Gladys Ricarde Seaver was the second wife of economist Joseph Schumpeter, known primarily for her marriage to him and her role in his personal life.
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B.
Kate Richards O'Hare
Kate Richards O'Hare was an influential early 20th-century American socialist, orator, and antiwar activist who became one of the most prominent female leaders in the U.S. socialist movement.
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C.
Mary Harrison McKee
Mary Harrison McKee was the daughter of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison who served as White House hostess and de facto First Lady during part of his administration.
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D.
Muriel Buck Humphrey
Muriel Buck Humphrey was an American political figure who briefly served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota and was the widow of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
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E.
Doris Fallon
Doris Fallon is the central teenage protagonist of the film "Teenage Rebel," whose struggles with family and identity drive the story’s emotional conflict.
- 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: Olive Higgins Prouty Target entity description: Olive Higgins Prouty was an American novelist and philanthropist best known for her emotionally driven works about women's inner lives, including the novels that inspired the films "Stella Dallas" and "Now, Voyager."
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A.
Gladys Ricarde Seaver
Gladys Ricarde Seaver was the second wife of economist Joseph Schumpeter, known primarily for her marriage to him and her role in his personal life.
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B.
Kate Richards O'Hare
Kate Richards O'Hare was an influential early 20th-century American socialist, orator, and antiwar activist who became one of the most prominent female leaders in the U.S. socialist movement.
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C.
Mary Harrison McKee
Mary Harrison McKee was the daughter of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison who served as White House hostess and de facto First Lady during part of his administration.
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D.
Muriel Buck Humphrey
Muriel Buck Humphrey was an American political figure who briefly served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota and was the widow of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.
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E.
Doris Fallon
Doris Fallon is the central teenage protagonist of the film "Teenage Rebel," whose struggles with family and identity drive the story’s emotional conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
author of the novel "Now, Voyager"
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author of the novel "Stella Dallas" ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-03-24 ⓘ |
| donatedTo | Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Prouty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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philanthropy ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
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novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Olive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | representation of women in American popular fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film "Now, Voyager"
NERFINISHED
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film "Stella Dallas" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | emotionally driven depictions of women’s inner lives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist literature
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| name | Olive Higgins Prouty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bobbie, General Manager
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Conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ Now, Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fifth Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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philanthropist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brookline, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Louis Prouty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
higher education for women
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mental health causes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olive Higgins Prouty Description of subject: Olive Higgins Prouty was an American novelist and philanthropist best known for her emotionally driven works about women's inner lives, including the novels that inspired the films "Stella Dallas" and "Now, Voyager."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Now, Voyager (novel)
subject surface form:
Dr. Jaquith