James Garner as Charlie Madison
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James Garner as Charlie Madison is the charming, cynical American naval officer he portrays in the 1964 satirical war romance film "The Americanization of Emily."
All labels observed (1)
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| James Garner as Charlie Madison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7354532 — 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: James Garner as Charlie Madison Context triple: [The Americanization of Emily, leadActorCharacter, James Garner as Charlie Madison]
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A.
Kevin Costner as Charley Waite
Kevin Costner as Charley Waite is the stoic, morally driven former gunslinger and cattleman he portrays in the 2003 Western film "Open Range."
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B.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
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C.
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey is the harried, increasingly frazzled air traffic control supervisor whose escalating declarations about what he’s “picked the wrong week” to quit provide one of the running gags in the disaster-movie spoof Airplane!.
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D.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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E.
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary is the portrayal of a seasoned, morally conflicted corporate executive grappling with loyalty, layoffs, and personal integrity in the drama film "The Company Men."
- 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: James Garner as Charlie Madison Target entity description: James Garner as Charlie Madison is the charming, cynical American naval officer he portrays in the 1964 satirical war romance film "The Americanization of Emily."
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A.
Kevin Costner as Charley Waite
Kevin Costner as Charley Waite is the stoic, morally driven former gunslinger and cattleman he portrays in the 2003 Western film "Open Range."
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B.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
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C.
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey is the harried, increasingly frazzled air traffic control supervisor whose escalating declarations about what he’s “picked the wrong week” to quit provide one of the running gags in the disaster-movie spoof Airplane!.
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D.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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E.
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary is the portrayal of a seasoned, morally conflicted corporate executive grappling with loyalty, layoffs, and personal integrity in the drama film "The Company Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Americanization of Emily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Americanization of Emily (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | rejects traditional notions of wartime heroism ⓘ |
| characterName | Charlie Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Arthur Hiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
black comedy
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satirical war romance ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | preference for survival over glory ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
charming
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cynical ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | William Bradford Huie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Garner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Emily Barham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticInterestPortrayedBy | Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war satire
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critique of military heroism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Garner as Charlie Madison Description of subject: James Garner as Charlie Madison is the charming, cynical American naval officer he portrays in the 1964 satirical war romance film "The Americanization of Emily."
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