Single Spies
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Single Spies is a play by British writer Alan Bennett that dramatizes episodes from the lives of Cambridge spies Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt with his characteristic blend of wit and political insight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Single Spies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9016898 — 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: Single Spies Context triple: [Alan Bennett, notableWork, Single Spies]
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A.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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B.
Spies
Spies is a 1928 German silent espionage thriller film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its intricate plotting, innovative visual style, and influence on the spy genre.
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C.
Spies
Spies is a novel by Michael Frayn that explores childhood memory, secrecy, and the blurred line between imagination and reality in wartime England.
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D.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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E.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
- 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: Single Spies Target entity description: Single Spies is a play by British writer Alan Bennett that dramatizes episodes from the lives of Cambridge spies Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt with his characteristic blend of wit and political insight.
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A.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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B.
Spies
Spies is a 1928 German silent espionage thriller film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its intricate plotting, innovative visual style, and influence on the spy genre.
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C.
Spies
Spies is a novel by Michael Frayn that explores childhood memory, secrecy, and the blurred line between imagination and reality in wartime England.
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D.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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E.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| about |
British intelligence
NERFINISHED
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Soviet spying in the United Kingdom ⓘ art and politics ⓘ espionage ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| author | Alan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lives of Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Alan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
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drama ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Question of Attribution
NERFINISHED
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An Englishman Abroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
character-driven drama
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political satire ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anthony Blunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of wit and political insight
ⓘ
portrayal of Cambridge spies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
Cold War era
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Anthony Blunt
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge Five NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Alan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Single Spies Description of subject: Single Spies is a play by British writer Alan Bennett that dramatizes episodes from the lives of Cambridge spies Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt with his characteristic blend of wit and political insight.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.