Howie Corbett
E831765
Howie Corbett is a grieving father and central figure in David Lindsay-Abaire’s play and film "Rabbit Hole," struggling to cope with the death of his young son and the resulting strain on his marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howie Corbett canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9969833 — 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: Howie Corbett Context triple: [Rabbit Hole, character, Howie Corbett]
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A.
Dan McGinty
Dan McGinty is the opportunistic drifter-turned-corrupt politician at the center of Preston Sturges’s 1940 political satire film "The Great McGinty."
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B.
Gord Brown
Gord Brown was a Canadian Conservative politician who served as the long-time Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville.
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C.
Lin McAdam
Lin McAdam is the determined and skilled gunslinger protagonist of the classic 1950 Western film "Winchester '73," portrayed by James Stewart.
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D.
Darris Kilgour
Darris Kilgour is a former professional lacrosse player and highly regarded coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
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E.
Ken Buchanan
Ken Buchanan was a Scottish professional boxer and former undisputed world lightweight champion, widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest fighters.
- 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: Howie Corbett Target entity description: Howie Corbett is a grieving father and central figure in David Lindsay-Abaire’s play and film "Rabbit Hole," struggling to cope with the death of his young son and the resulting strain on his marriage.
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A.
Dan McGinty
Dan McGinty is the opportunistic drifter-turned-corrupt politician at the center of Preston Sturges’s 1940 political satire film "The Great McGinty."
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B.
Gord Brown
Gord Brown was a Canadian Conservative politician who served as the long-time Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Leeds—Grenville.
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C.
Lin McAdam
Lin McAdam is the determined and skilled gunslinger protagonist of the classic 1950 Western film "Winchester '73," portrayed by James Stewart.
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D.
Darris Kilgour
Darris Kilgour is a former professional lacrosse player and highly regarded coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
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E.
Ken Buchanan
Ken Buchanan was a Scottish professional boxer and former undisputed world lightweight champion, widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest fighters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Rabbit Hole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rabbit Hole (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbit Hole (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc |
attempts to preserve his marriage after the loss of his child
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struggles to maintain connection to his deceased son ⓘ |
| child | Danny Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copingMechanism | watching old home videos of his son ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | David Lindsay-Abaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Rabbit Hole universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationWork | Rabbit Hole (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | businessman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Aaron Eckhart
NERFINISHED
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Hugh Jackman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Slattery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic | strained marriage with Becca Corbett ⓘ |
| relative |
Izzy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Becca Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDebutWork | Rabbit Hole (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDebutYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
coping with loss
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grief ⓘ marital strain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howie Corbett Description of subject: Howie Corbett is a grieving father and central figure in David Lindsay-Abaire’s play and film "Rabbit Hole," struggling to cope with the death of his young son and the resulting strain on his marriage.
Referenced by (1)
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