Harvey (pooka)
E611052
Harvey (pooka) is the invisible, six-foot-tall rabbit-like spirit from Mary Chase’s play and its film adaptations, known as the whimsical, possibly imaginary companion of the amiable Elwood P. Dowd.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harvey (pooka) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6673817 — 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: Harvey (pooka) Context triple: [Harvey, character, Harvey (pooka)]
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Harvey
Harvey is the middle name of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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Harvey
Harvey is a rural town in the South West of Western Australia known for its agriculture, dairy production, and citrus orchards.
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C.
Harvey
Harvey is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "battle worthy" or "strong in battle."
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D.
Harvey
Harvey is a botanist and taxonomist known for formally describing the plant genus Romneya.
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Harvey
Harvey is a common English surname of Old French origin, often associated with the given name Harvey and borne by various notable individuals.
- 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: Harvey (pooka) Target entity description: Harvey (pooka) is the invisible, six-foot-tall rabbit-like spirit from Mary Chase’s play and its film adaptations, known as the whimsical, possibly imaginary companion of the amiable Elwood P. Dowd.
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Harvey
Harvey is the middle name of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Harvey
Harvey is a rural town in the South West of Western Australia known for its agriculture, dairy production, and citrus orchards.
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C.
Harvey
Harvey is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "battle worthy" or "strong in battle."
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D.
Harvey
Harvey is a botanist and taxonomist known for formally describing the plant genus Romneya.
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E.
Harvey
Harvey is a common English surname of Old French origin, often associated with the given name Harvey and borne by various notable individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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imaginary friend ⓘ pooka ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1950 film "Harvey"
NERFINISHED
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1972 television film "Harvey" ⓘ other adaptations of "Harvey" ⓘ play "Harvey" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elwood P. Dowd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardConnection | originating play "Harvey" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1945) ⓘ |
| basedOn | púca from Celtic folklore ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
mischievous
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whimsical ⓘ |
| companionOf | Elwood P. Dowd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Mary Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | play "Harvey" (1944) ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy ⓘ |
| height | six feet ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
1950 film "Harvey" directed by Henry Koster
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various stage revivals of "Harvey" ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | known to a few characters besides Elwood in some versions ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
imaginary companion
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source of comic situations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous existence within the story
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being an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit-like spirit ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | possibly imaginary ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | benevolent supernatural presence ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | best friend of Elwood P. Dowd ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearances | American small-town environment ⓘ |
| species | rabbit-like spirit ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
friendship
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individuality ⓘ sanity and insanity ⓘ |
| visibility | invisible to most people ⓘ |
| workTypeOfOrigin | stage play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey (pooka) Description of subject: Harvey (pooka) is the invisible, six-foot-tall rabbit-like spirit from Mary Chase’s play and its film adaptations, known as the whimsical, possibly imaginary companion of the amiable Elwood P. Dowd.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.