Martha Strabel Van Cleve
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Martha Strabel Van Cleve is the witty, down-to-earth heroine of the 1943 Ernst Lubitsch film "Heaven Can Wait," whose life and marriage are central to the story’s romantic and comedic themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martha Strabel Van Cleve canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562618 — 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: Martha Strabel Van Cleve Context triple: [Heaven Can Wait, mainCharacter, Martha Strabel Van Cleve]
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A.
Catherine Van Schaick
Catherine Van Schaick was the mother of Maria Gansevoort Melvill, making her part of the extended family lineage of American author Herman Melville.
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B.
Martha Stevens
Martha Stevens is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Stevens.
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C.
Martha Hunt
Martha Hunt is an American fashion model best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, including serving as a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
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D.
Martha Williamson
Martha Williamson is an American television producer and writer best known for developing and leading the hit inspirational drama series "Touched by an Angel."
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E.
Martha Stettler
Martha Stettler was a Swiss painter and influential art educator best known for co-founding and directing the progressive Parisian art school Académie de la Grande Chaumière in the early 20th century.
- 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: Martha Strabel Van Cleve Target entity description: Martha Strabel Van Cleve is the witty, down-to-earth heroine of the 1943 Ernst Lubitsch film "Heaven Can Wait," whose life and marriage are central to the story’s romantic and comedic themes.
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A.
Catherine Van Schaick
Catherine Van Schaick was the mother of Maria Gansevoort Melvill, making her part of the extended family lineage of American author Herman Melville.
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B.
Martha Stevens
Martha Stevens is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Stevens.
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C.
Martha Hunt
Martha Hunt is an American fashion model best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, including serving as a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
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D.
Martha Williamson
Martha Williamson is an American television producer and writer best known for developing and leading the hit inspirational drama series "Touched by an Angel."
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E.
Martha Stettler
Martha Stettler was a Swiss painter and influential art educator best known for co-founding and directing the progressive Parisian art school Académie de la Grande Chaumière in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heaven Can Wait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Grandfather Hugo Van Cleve
NERFINISHED
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Henry Van Cleve NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugo Van Cleve NERFINISHED ⓘ Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Birthday (play by Leslie Bush-Fekete) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
comedic themes of Heaven Can Wait (1943 film)
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romantic themes of Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
down-to-earth
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributorOfWork | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreOfWork |
fantasy comedy
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romantic fantasy ⓘ |
| filmProducerOfWork | Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeOfWork | 112 minutes ⓘ |
| filmStudioOfWork | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Van Cleve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaidenName | Strabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Henry Van Cleve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
family life
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marriage ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
heroine
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
down-to-earth attitude
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loyalty to Henry Van Cleve ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| partOf | Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Heaven Can Wait universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gene Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacterLife | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseIn | Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| workReleaseDate | 1943-08-11 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martha Strabel Van Cleve Description of subject: Martha Strabel Van Cleve is the witty, down-to-earth heroine of the 1943 Ernst Lubitsch film "Heaven Can Wait," whose life and marriage are central to the story’s romantic and comedic themes.
Referenced by (1)
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