Flora Robson as Ellen Dean
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Flora Robson as Ellen Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the housekeeper and narrator Ellen (Nelly) Dean in the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flora Robson as Ellen Dean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157014 — 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: Flora Robson as Ellen Dean Context triple: [Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, coStar, Flora Robson as Ellen Dean]
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby was an American character actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as the warm yet no-nonsense Grandma Esther Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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C.
Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield is a fictional heiress character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Bride Came C.O.D.," portrayed by actress Bette Davis.
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D.
Peg Fenwick
Peg Fenwick was an American screenwriter best known for her work on mid-20th-century Hollywood melodramas.
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E.
Ellen McHugh
Ellen McHugh is a fictional character appearing in the 1928 silent drama film "Mother Machree."
- 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: Flora Robson as Ellen Dean Target entity description: Flora Robson as Ellen Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the housekeeper and narrator Ellen (Nelly) Dean in the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
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A.
Ellen French
Ellen French was an American socialite from a prominent family, best known as the wife of wealthy businessman and sportsman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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B.
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby was an American character actress best known for her Emmy-winning role as the warm yet no-nonsense Grandma Esther Walton on the television series "The Waltons."
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C.
Joan Winfield
Joan Winfield is a fictional heiress character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Bride Came C.O.D.," portrayed by actress Bette Davis.
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D.
Peg Fenwick
Peg Fenwick was an American screenwriter best known for her work on mid-20th-century Hollywood melodramas.
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E.
Ellen McHugh
Ellen McHugh is a fictional character appearing in the 1928 silent drama film "Mother Machree."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting performance
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| actressNationality | British ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Wuthering Heights (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Wuthering Heights (1939 film) Academy Award nominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ellen Dean from the novel Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Emily Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Wuthering Heights (1847 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Ellen Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlsoKnownAs | Nelly Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| characterRoleInPlot |
observer of Earnshaw and Linton families
ⓘ
storyteller recounting past events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReceived | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| genre |
literary adaptation
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
housekeeper
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narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
framing the story of Heathcliff and Cathy
ⓘ
voice-over narration in the 1939 film ⓘ |
| partOfCastWith |
David Niven as Edgar Linton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Oberon as Cathy Earnshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Flora Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Wuthering Heights (house)
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | Gothic novel ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flora Robson as Ellen Dean Description of subject: Flora Robson as Ellen Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the housekeeper and narrator Ellen (Nelly) Dean in the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
Referenced by (1)
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