Frank Sheeran
E111809
Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Sheeran canonical | 3 |
| Frank Sheeran as a mob hitman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T956905 — 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.
Target entity: Frank Sheeran Context triple: [The Irishman, character, Frank Sheeran]
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A.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
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B.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Al Capone
Al Capone was a notorious American gangster and crime boss of the Prohibition era, best known for leading the Chicago Outfit and becoming an enduring symbol of organized crime in the United States.
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D.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
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E.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Frank Sheeran Target entity description: Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."
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A.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
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B.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Al Capone
Al Capone was a notorious American gangster and crime boss of the Prohibition era, best known for leading the Chicago Outfit and becoming an enduring symbol of organized crime in the United States.
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D.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
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E.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged mob hitman
ⓘ
human ⓘ labor union official ⓘ |
| allegedAssociationWith |
Mafia
ⓘ
surface form:
American Mafia
Bufalino crime family ⓘ |
| allegedVictim |
Crazy Joe Gallo
ⓘ
Jimmy Hoffa ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
extortion
ⓘ
labor racketeering ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalStatus | convicted felon ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-10-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-12-14 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
I Heard You Paint Houses
ⓘ
surface form:
"I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt
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| employer |
Teamsters
ⓘ
surface form:
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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| ethnicOrigin | Irish-American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ed Sheeran
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surface form:
Sheeran
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| fictionalDepiction |
The Irishman
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surface form:
film "The Irishman"
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| fullName | Francis Joseph Sheeran ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptationOfLife |
The Irishman
ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Irishman" (2019)
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nickname |
Frank
ⓘ
The Irishman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
ⓘ
claims of participating in numerous mob-related murders ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
alleged contract killer
ⓘ
labor union official ⓘ truck driver ⓘ |
| paroleStatus | released on medical parole ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Darby, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert De Niro ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of Local 326 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic
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| sentence | 32 years in prison (1980s racketeering case) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Irene Gray
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Mary Leddy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
I Heard You Paint Houses
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surface form:
book "I Heard You Paint Houses"
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Subject: Frank Sheeran Description of subject: Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."
Referenced by (4)
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