Frank Skeffington
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Frank Skeffington is a seasoned, politically shrewd Irish-American mayor whose final reelection campaign in a changing city drives the narrative of Edwin O’Connor’s novel "The Last Hurrah."
All labels observed (1)
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| Frank Skeffington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13990813 — 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: Frank Skeffington Context triple: [The Last Hurrah, hasMainCharacter, Frank Skeffington]
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A.
Harry Squire
Harry Squire was a cinematographer best known for his work on the pioneering widescreen travelogue film "This Is Cinerama."
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B.
Frank Pembleton
Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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C.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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D.
Frank Griffin
Frank Griffin is the ruthless, one-armed outlaw leader and primary antagonist in the Western miniseries "Godless."
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E.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
- 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: Frank Skeffington Target entity description: Frank Skeffington is a seasoned, politically shrewd Irish-American mayor whose final reelection campaign in a changing city drives the narrative of Edwin O’Connor’s novel "The Last Hurrah."
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A.
Harry Squire
Harry Squire was a cinematographer best known for his work on the pioneering widescreen travelogue film "This Is Cinerama."
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B.
Frank Pembleton
Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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C.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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D.
Frank Griffin
Frank Griffin is the ruthless, one-armed outlaw leader and primary antagonist in the Western miniseries "Godless."
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E.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.