Franklin Shepard
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Franklin Shepard is the ambitious composer-turned-Hollywood producer at the center of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical "Merrily We Roll Along," whose life and friendships are traced in reverse chronology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franklin Shepard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14938798 — 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: Franklin Shepard Context triple: [Merrily We Roll Along, followsCharacters, Franklin Shepard]
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A.
Franklin Hart Jr.
Franklin Hart Jr. is the sexist, egotistical, and tyrannical boss who serves as the primary antagonist in the comedy film "9 to 5."
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B.
Franklin Rood
Franklin Rood is the sadistic serial killer antagonist at the center of the 2012 horror film "Shiver."
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C.
Franklin Armstrong
Franklin Armstrong is a thoughtful and good-natured character from the Peanuts comic strip, notable as one of the first African American characters in mainstream American comics.
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D.
Franklin Simmons
Franklin Simmons was a 19th-century American sculptor known for his public monuments and commemorative statues, particularly those related to the Civil War.
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E.
Franklin Gardner
Franklin Gardner was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War best known for leading the prolonged defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
- 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: Franklin Shepard Target entity description: Franklin Shepard is the ambitious composer-turned-Hollywood producer at the center of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical "Merrily We Roll Along," whose life and friendships are traced in reverse chronology.
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A.
Franklin Hart Jr.
Franklin Hart Jr. is the sexist, egotistical, and tyrannical boss who serves as the primary antagonist in the comedy film "9 to 5."
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B.
Franklin Rood
Franklin Rood is the sadistic serial killer antagonist at the center of the 2012 horror film "Shiver."
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C.
Franklin Armstrong
Franklin Armstrong is a thoughtful and good-natured character from the Peanuts comic strip, notable as one of the first African American characters in mainstream American comics.
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D.
Franklin Simmons
Franklin Simmons was a 19th-century American sculptor known for his public monuments and commemorative statues, particularly those related to the Civil War.
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E.
Franklin Gardner
Franklin Gardner was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War best known for leading the prolonged defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.