Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue
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Sarah Hurst in *Easy Virtue* is a witty, modern-minded young woman in the 2008 romantic comedy-drama who befriends the unconventional American bride and challenges the rigid social norms of her aristocratic English circle.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue Context triple: [Charlotte Riley, portrayed, Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue]
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A.
Mary St. John
Mary St. John was an English noblewoman of the St. John family, best known as the mother of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, a prominent colonial governor in Ireland and North America.
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B.
Dorothy Renton
Dorothy Renton was a Scottish plantswoman and gardener best known for co-creating the renowned Branklyn Garden in Perth, celebrated for its rare and exotic plant collections.
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C.
Victoria Kipps
Victoria Kipps is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," known as the conservative, sharp-tongued daughter of academic Monty Kipps and a foil to the liberal Belsey family.
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D.
Liza Maugham
Liza Maugham was the daughter of British playwright and novelist W. Somerset Maugham.
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E.
Beryl Vertue
Beryl Vertue was a prominent British television producer and media executive known for her influential work in comedy and for founding the production company Hartswood Films.
- 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: Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue Target entity description: Sarah Hurst in *Easy Virtue* is a witty, modern-minded young woman in the 2008 romantic comedy-drama who befriends the unconventional American bride and challenges the rigid social norms of her aristocratic English circle.
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A.
Mary St. John
Mary St. John was an English noblewoman of the St. John family, best known as the mother of Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont, a prominent colonial governor in Ireland and North America.
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B.
Dorothy Renton
Dorothy Renton was a Scottish plantswoman and gardener best known for co-creating the renowned Branklyn Garden in Perth, celebrated for its rare and exotic plant collections.
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C.
Victoria Kipps
Victoria Kipps is a central character in Zadie Smith’s novel "On Beauty," known as the conservative, sharp-tongued daughter of academic Monty Kipps and a foil to the liberal Belsey family.
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D.
Liza Maugham
Liza Maugham was the daughter of British playwright and novelist W. Somerset Maugham.
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E.
Beryl Vertue
Beryl Vertue was a prominent British television producer and media executive known for her influential work in comedy and for founding the production company Hartswood Films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist’s ally ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Easy Virtue (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Whittaker family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character type from Noël Coward’s play Easy Virtue ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
modern-minded
ⓘ
open-minded ⓘ rebellious toward social norms ⓘ sympathetic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Easy Virtue (2008 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalNationality | English ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Easy Virtue (film universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Easy Virtue (2008 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | period romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Larita Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
friend of protagonist
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supporting character ⓘ |
| opposes | rigid social conventions of English upper class ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kimberley Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriterCreator |
Sheridan Jobbins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephan Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | English countryside estate (fictional) ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| supports | Larita Whittaker’s unconventional behavior ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period (1920s–1930s, fictional setting) ⓘ |
| workGenre | romantic comedy-drama film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue Description of subject: Sarah Hurst in *Easy Virtue* is a witty, modern-minded young woman in the 2008 romantic comedy-drama who befriends the unconventional American bride and challenges the rigid social norms of her aristocratic English circle.
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