E.B. Farnum
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E.B. Farnum is a scheming, obsequious hotel owner and political figure in the television series "Deadwood," known for his craven loyalty to Al Swearengen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| E.B. Farnum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14191960 — 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: E.B. Farnum Context triple: [Al Swearengen, associatedWith, E.B. Farnum]
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A.
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum was an American character actor and former silent film leading man who appeared in numerous Hollywood films and television shows from the 1910s through the 1960s.
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B.
Alfred Day
Alfred Day was a 19th-century English music theorist best known for his influential work on harmonic theory.
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C.
William Farnum
William Farnum was a prominent American stage and silent film actor of the early 20th century, known for his powerful performances in dramas and historical epics.
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D.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr. was an American character actor best known for his portrayals of nervous, hapless, or morally compromised men in classic film noir and crime movies.
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E.
Jack Kilmer
Jack Kilmer is an American actor and model known for roles in independent films such as "Palo Alto," and is the son of actor Val Kilmer.
- 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: E.B. Farnum Target entity description: E.B. Farnum is a scheming, obsequious hotel owner and political figure in the television series "Deadwood," known for his craven loyalty to Al Swearengen.
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A.
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum was an American character actor and former silent film leading man who appeared in numerous Hollywood films and television shows from the 1910s through the 1960s.
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B.
Alfred Day
Alfred Day was a 19th-century English music theorist best known for his influential work on harmonic theory.
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C.
William Farnum
William Farnum was a prominent American stage and silent film actor of the early 20th century, known for his powerful performances in dramas and historical epics.
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D.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr. was an American character actor best known for his portrayals of nervous, hapless, or morally compromised men in classic film noir and crime movies.
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E.
Jack Kilmer
Jack Kilmer is an American actor and model known for roles in independent films such as "Palo Alto," and is the son of actor Val Kilmer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.