Lefty Costello
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Lefty Costello is the unseen, titular labor organizer whose fate drives the collective action and emotional climax in Clifford Odets’ play "Waiting for Lefty."
All labels observed (1)
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| Lefty Costello canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13934706 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lefty Costello Context triple: [Waiting for Lefty, notableCharacter, Lefty Costello]
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A.
Mac Costello
Mac Costello is a fictional character, likely a variant or alternate form of a character named Costello, appearing in a narrative or media franchise.
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B.
D.P. Costello
D.P. Costello is an alias used by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, a prominent figure in new wave and punk-influenced rock music.
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C.
Lefty Ruggiero
Lefty Ruggiero was a real-life New York mobster of the Bonanno crime family, famously portrayed in the film "Donnie Brasco" as the aging hitman who mentors the undercover FBI agent.
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D.
Sam Butera
Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and key member of Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses, known for his energetic jump blues and showmanship.
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E.
Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald is an American actor known for his work in independent films and television dramas, often portraying complex and introspective characters.
- 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: Lefty Costello Target entity description: Lefty Costello is the unseen, titular labor organizer whose fate drives the collective action and emotional climax in Clifford Odets’ play "Waiting for Lefty."
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A.
Mac Costello
Mac Costello is a fictional character, likely a variant or alternate form of a character named Costello, appearing in a narrative or media franchise.
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B.
D.P. Costello
D.P. Costello is an alias used by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, a prominent figure in new wave and punk-influenced rock music.
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C.
Lefty Ruggiero
Lefty Ruggiero was a real-life New York mobster of the Bonanno crime family, famously portrayed in the film "Donnie Brasco" as the aging hitman who mentors the undercover FBI agent.
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D.
Sam Butera
Sam Butera was an American tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and key member of Louis Prima’s backing band The Witnesses, known for his energetic jump blues and showmanship.
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E.
Glenn Fitzgerald
Glenn Fitzgerald is an American actor known for his work in independent films and television dramas, often portraying complex and introspective characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.