Grandpa's Great Escape
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Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's novel by David Walliams about a young boy who helps his World War II veteran grandfather escape from a care home.
All labels observed (1)
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| Grandpa's Great Escape canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030577 — 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: Grandpa's Great Escape Context triple: [David Walliams, notableWork, Grandpa's Great Escape]
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A.
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist is a 1982 coming-of-age mystery film about a young aspiring magician who becomes entangled in crime and corruption while trying to prove himself.
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B.
The Escape
"The Escape" is a 1914 silent drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring Mae Marsh in a prominent role.
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C.
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story is a 1988 television war drama film that revisits and expands on the true story of Allied POWs’ escape from a German camp during World War II.
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D.
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Grandma’s Bag of Stories is a popular children’s book by Indian author Sudha Murty, featuring simple, moral-filled tales narrated by a grandmother to her grandchildren.
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E.
My Grandfather’s Son
My Grandfather’s Son is a memoir by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that recounts his impoverished Southern upbringing, personal struggles, and path to the nation’s highest court.
- 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: Grandpa's Great Escape Target entity description: Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's novel by David Walliams about a young boy who helps his World War II veteran grandfather escape from a care home.
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A.
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist is a 1982 coming-of-age mystery film about a young aspiring magician who becomes entangled in crime and corruption while trying to prove himself.
-
B.
The Escape
"The Escape" is a 1914 silent drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, featuring Mae Marsh in a prominent role.
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C.
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story is a 1988 television war drama film that revisits and expands on the true story of Allied POWs’ escape from a German camp during World War II.
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D.
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Grandma’s Bag of Stories is a popular children’s book by Indian author Sudha Murty, featuring simple, moral-filled tales narrated by a grandmother to her grandchildren.
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E.
My Grandfather’s Son
My Grandfather’s Son is a memoir by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that recounts his impoverished Southern upbringing, personal struggles, and path to the nation’s highest court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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television film ⓘ |
| ageRange | 8–12 ⓘ |
| author | David Walliams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Grandpa's Great Escape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterWithBackground | Royal Air Force World War II pilot ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Midnight Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
comic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Grandpa's Great Escape (television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| illustrator | Tony Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780008135195 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Grandpa
NERFINISHED
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Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | escape from care home ⓘ |
| notableFor | humorous treatment of serious themes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf | David Walliams children's books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Awful Auntie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRelation | grandfather–grandson ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | care home ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| theme |
World War II
NERFINISHED
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aging ⓘ family bonds ⓘ memory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grandpa's Great Escape Description of subject: Grandpa's Great Escape is a children's novel by David Walliams about a young boy who helps his World War II veteran grandfather escape from a care home.
Referenced by (1)
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