Joan Berkman
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Joan Berkman is a central character in the film "The Squid and the Whale," portrayed as the conflicted mother and writer whose separation from her husband deeply affects their family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joan Berkman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465802 — 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: Joan Berkman Context triple: [The Squid and the Whale, character, Joan Berkman]
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A.
Helen Fleischman
Helen Fleischman was the American wife of Giorgio Joyce, son of the Irish writer James Joyce, and a figure on the periphery of the modernist literary circle surrounding the Joyce family.
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B.
Lorraine Bergman
Lorraine Bergman was the wife of American physicist and Nobel laureate Carl David Anderson.
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C.
Joan Jacobs
Joan Jacobs is an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for her extensive charitable work in education, healthcare, and culture, often in partnership with her husband, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs.
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D.
Sylvia Rosen
Sylvia Rosen is a neighbor and love interest of Don Draper in the television series "Mad Men," known for their clandestine affair and its impact on his personal life.
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E.
Joanne Brenner
Joanne Brenner is the mother of American actress Alison Brie.
- 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: Joan Berkman Target entity description: Joan Berkman is a central character in the film "The Squid and the Whale," portrayed as the conflicted mother and writer whose separation from her husband deeply affects their family.
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A.
Helen Fleischman
Helen Fleischman was the American wife of Giorgio Joyce, son of the Irish writer James Joyce, and a figure on the periphery of the modernist literary circle surrounding the Joyce family.
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B.
Lorraine Bergman
Lorraine Bergman was the wife of American physicist and Nobel laureate Carl David Anderson.
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C.
Joan Jacobs
Joan Jacobs is an American philanthropist and arts patron, best known for her extensive charitable work in education, healthcare, and culture, often in partnership with her husband, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin M. Jacobs.
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D.
Sylvia Rosen
Sylvia Rosen is a neighbor and love interest of Don Draper in the television series "Mad Men," known for their clandestine affair and its impact on his personal life.
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E.
Joanne Brenner
Joanne Brenner is the mother of American actress Alison Brie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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