Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale
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Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale was an eccentric American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who became a cult figure through the documentary "Grey Gardens" and its later adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11760027 — 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: Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale Context triple: [Grey Gardens (musical), subject, Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale]
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Lee Radziwill
Lee Radziwill was an American socialite, interior decorator, and style icon, best known for her prominent role in international high society and the arts.
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B.
Gladys Vanderbilt Twombly
Gladys Vanderbilt Twombly was an American heiress and socialite of the prominent Vanderbilt family during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Grace Vanderbilt
Grace Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, known for her influential role in New York and Newport high society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Kate Croy
Kate Croy is a complex, ambitious young woman in Henry James's novel "The Wings of the Dove," whose moral compromises and emotional conflicts drive the story's central drama.
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E.
Cathleen Vanderbilt
Cathleen Vanderbilt was an American socialite and heiress from the prominent Vanderbilt family 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: Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale Target entity description: Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale was an eccentric American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who became a cult figure through the documentary "Grey Gardens" and its later adaptations.
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A.
Lee Radziwill
Lee Radziwill was an American socialite, interior decorator, and style icon, best known for her prominent role in international high society and the arts.
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B.
Gladys Vanderbilt Twombly
Gladys Vanderbilt Twombly was an American heiress and socialite of the prominent Vanderbilt family during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Grace Vanderbilt
Grace Vanderbilt was a prominent American socialite and member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family, known for her influential role in New York and Newport high society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Kate Croy
Kate Croy is a complex, ambitious young woman in Henry James's novel "The Wings of the Dove," whose moral compromises and emotional conflicts drive the story's central drama.
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E.
Cathleen Vanderbilt
Cathleen Vanderbilt was an American socialite and heiress from the prominent Vanderbilt family in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American socialite
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cult figure ⓘ documentary film subject ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Miss Porter’s School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
French American
ⓘ
Irish American ⓘ |
| father | Phelan Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edith Bouvier Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
eccentric fashion style
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headscarves and improvised costumes ⓘ reclusive life at Grey Gardens ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | never married ⓘ |
| memberOfFamily |
Beale family
NERFINISHED
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Bouvier family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Little Edie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Grey Gardens
NERFINISHED
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Grey Gardens (1975 documentary film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Gardens (Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Gardens (HBO film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cabaret performer
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model ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bal Harbour
NERFINISHED
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Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| relative |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
NERFINISHED
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Lee Radziwill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
East Hampton
NERFINISHED
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Grey Gardens (East Hampton estate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Grey Gardens
NERFINISHED
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Grey Gardens (1975 documentary film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Gardens (2009 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Gardens (Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale Description of subject: Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale was an eccentric American socialite and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who became a cult figure through the documentary "Grey Gardens" and its later adaptations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.