Frank Fontana
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Frank Fontana is a character on the television sitcom "Murphy Brown," known as an investigative reporter and close friend of the title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Fontana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14943846 — 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 Fontana Context triple: [Murphy Brown, hasColleague, Frank Fontana]
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A.
Jerome Fontana
Jerome Fontana is a character in the satirical Hollywood drama film "Maps to the Stars," representing the darker, exploitative side of the entertainment industry.
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B.
Frank Santillo
Frank Santillo was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions, including classic Westerns.
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C.
Frank Galati
Frank Galati was an American director, adapter, and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage and film adaptations of literary works.
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D.
Frank Perconte
Frank Perconte is a real-life World War II paratrooper of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose experiences were depicted in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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E.
Paul Falsone
Paul Falsone is a fictional Baltimore homicide detective featured as a main character on the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
- 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 Fontana Target entity description: Frank Fontana is a character on the television sitcom "Murphy Brown," known as an investigative reporter and close friend of the title character.
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A.
Jerome Fontana
Jerome Fontana is a character in the satirical Hollywood drama film "Maps to the Stars," representing the darker, exploitative side of the entertainment industry.
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B.
Frank Santillo
Frank Santillo was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions, including classic Westerns.
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C.
Frank Galati
Frank Galati was an American director, adapter, and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage and film adaptations of literary works.
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D.
Frank Perconte
Frank Perconte is a real-life World War II paratrooper of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose experiences were depicted in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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E.
Paul Falsone
Paul Falsone is a fictional Baltimore homicide detective featured as a main character on the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.