Dr. Emlyn McCarron
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Dr. Emlyn McCarron is the physician narrator and central figure in Stephen King’s novella "The Breathing Method," who recounts a chilling story involving an unusual childbirth and a mysterious gentlemen’s club.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Emlyn McCarron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8243550 — 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: Dr. Emlyn McCarron Context triple: [The Breathing Method, mainCharacter, Dr. Emlyn McCarron]
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A.
Dr. Stephen Fleming
Dr. Stephen Fleming is the middle-aged British politician and family man whose obsessive, destructive affair drives the psychological drama in the film "Damage."
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B.
Dr. Thomas Wynne
Dr. Thomas Wynne was a 17th-century Welsh-born physician and close associate of William Penn who became one of the early settlers and leaders in colonial Pennsylvania.
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C.
Nicholas David Nurse
Nicholas David Nurse is a Canadian professional basketball coach best known for leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship in 2019.
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D.
Dr. Nigel Channing
Dr. Nigel Channing is a whimsical, lab-coated scientist character from Epcot’s Imagination pavilion who guides guests through playful explorations of creativity and the senses alongside Figment.
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E.
Dr. Mark Clyne
Dr. Mark Clyne is the central protagonist of the sci-fi action film "Spectral," a brilliant DARPA scientist who investigates mysterious ghost-like entities threatening soldiers in a war-torn city.
- 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: Dr. Emlyn McCarron Target entity description: Dr. Emlyn McCarron is the physician narrator and central figure in Stephen King’s novella "The Breathing Method," who recounts a chilling story involving an unusual childbirth and a mysterious gentlemen’s club.
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A.
Dr. Stephen Fleming
Dr. Stephen Fleming is the middle-aged British politician and family man whose obsessive, destructive affair drives the psychological drama in the film "Damage."
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B.
Dr. Thomas Wynne
Dr. Thomas Wynne was a 17th-century Welsh-born physician and close associate of William Penn who became one of the early settlers and leaders in colonial Pennsylvania.
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C.
Nicholas David Nurse
Nicholas David Nurse is a Canadian professional basketball coach best known for leading the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship in 2019.
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D.
Dr. Nigel Channing
Dr. Nigel Channing is a whimsical, lab-coated scientist character from Epcot’s Imagination pavilion who guides guests through playful explorations of creativity and the senses alongside Figment.
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E.
Dr. Mark Clyne
Dr. Mark Clyne is the central protagonist of the sci-fi action film "Spectral," a brilliant DARPA scientist who investigates mysterious ghost-like entities threatening soldiers in a war-torn city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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narrator ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Different Seasons
NERFINISHED
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The Breathing Method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
a mysterious gentlemen’s club
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an unusual childbirth ⓘ |
| clubType | exclusive New York gentlemen’s club ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkHeAppearsIn |
horror fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasThemeInStory |
mystery surrounding private clubs
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obsession with storytelling ⓘ the macabre aspects of childbirth ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Stephen King universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkHeAppearsIn | novella ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| occupation | doctor ⓘ |
| publicationCollection | Different Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central figure ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tellsStoryAbout | The Breathing Method childbirth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Emlyn McCarron Description of subject: Dr. Emlyn McCarron is the physician narrator and central figure in Stephen King’s novella "The Breathing Method," who recounts a chilling story involving an unusual childbirth and a mysterious gentlemen’s club.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.