Lewis Medlock
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Lewis Medlock is a tough, survivalist outdoorsman in the novel and film "Deliverance," known for leading a perilous canoe trip that spirals into violence and moral crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lewis Medlock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14297906 — 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: Lewis Medlock Context triple: [Deliverance, character, Lewis Medlock]
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A.
Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris was a colonial American politician and landowner who served as the first royal governor of New Jersey in the 18th century.
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B.
Lewis Lloyd
Lewis Lloyd is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout college career at Drake University and his NBA tenure with the Houston Rockets in the 1980s.
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C.
Arthur Demarest
Arthur Demarest is an American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar known for his extensive research on Classic Maya civilization and leadership of major excavations in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala.
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D.
Lewis Paine
Lewis Paine (born Lewis Powell) was a Confederate sympathizer best known for his role in the 1865 conspiracy to assassinate U.S. government leaders alongside John Wilkes Booth.
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E.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
- 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: Lewis Medlock Target entity description: Lewis Medlock is a tough, survivalist outdoorsman in the novel and film "Deliverance," known for leading a perilous canoe trip that spirals into violence and moral crisis.
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A.
Lewis Morris
Lewis Morris was a colonial American politician and landowner who served as the first royal governor of New Jersey in the 18th century.
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B.
Lewis Lloyd
Lewis Lloyd is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout college career at Drake University and his NBA tenure with the Houston Rockets in the 1980s.
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C.
Arthur Demarest
Arthur Demarest is an American archaeologist and Mayanist scholar known for his extensive research on Classic Maya civilization and leadership of major excavations in the Petexbatún region of Guatemala.
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D.
Lewis Paine
Lewis Paine (born Lewis Powell) was a Confederate sympathizer best known for his role in the 1865 conspiracy to assassinate U.S. government leaders alongside John Wilkes Booth.
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E.
Arthur Lappin
Arthur Lappin is an Irish film producer best known for his long-time collaboration with director Jim Sheridan on acclaimed films such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.