Ray Porter
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Ray Porter is a wealthy, older Los Angeles businessman who becomes involved in a complicated romantic relationship with the much younger Mirabelle Buttersfield in Steve Martin’s novel and film "Shopgirl."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ray Porter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11994595 — 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: Ray Porter Context triple: [Mirabelle Buttersfield, romanticallyInvolvedWith, Ray Porter]
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A.
John Smedley
John Smedley was a 19th-century English industrialist and textile manufacturer known for his influential role in the hosiery and knitwear industry and for developing hydropathic establishments.
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B.
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film and television, including roles in series such as "Game of Thrones" and "Doctor Who."
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
Martin Pugh
Martin Pugh is a British historian known for his influential works on modern British political and social history, including studies of the Labour Party, feminism, and interwar politics.
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E.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
- 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: Ray Porter Target entity description: Ray Porter is a wealthy, older Los Angeles businessman who becomes involved in a complicated romantic relationship with the much younger Mirabelle Buttersfield in Steve Martin’s novel and film "Shopgirl."
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A.
John Smedley
John Smedley was a 19th-century English industrialist and textile manufacturer known for his influential role in the hosiery and knitwear industry and for developing hydropathic establishments.
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B.
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film and television, including roles in series such as "Game of Thrones" and "Doctor Who."
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
Martin Pugh
Martin Pugh is a British historian known for his influential works on modern British political and social history, including studies of the Labour Party, feminism, and interwar politics.
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E.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.