Wilson Mizner
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Wilson Mizner was an American playwright, raconteur, and notorious bon vivant known for his sharp wit, colorful scams, and involvement in early 20th-century show business and gambling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilson Mizner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15202109 — 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: Wilson Mizner Context triple: [Road Show, subject, Wilson Mizner]
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A.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
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B.
Michael Baker
Michael Baker was a 19th-century American sea captain and explorer after whom the remote Pacific atoll Baker Island is named.
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C.
Michael Willett
Michael Willett is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the TV series "United States of Tara" and MTV's "Faking It."
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D.
Tom Doak
Tom Doak is a renowned American golf course architect celebrated for his minimalist, strategically nuanced designs that emphasize natural landforms and classic design principles.
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E.
Addison Mizner
Addison Mizner was an influential American architect and developer best known for popularizing Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles in early 20th-century Florida, particularly in Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
- 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: Wilson Mizner Target entity description: Wilson Mizner was an American playwright, raconteur, and notorious bon vivant known for his sharp wit, colorful scams, and involvement in early 20th-century show business and gambling.
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A.
George Minafer
George Minafer is the spoiled, arrogant heir of a wealthy Midwestern family whose downfall and gradual self-awareness drive the plot of Booth Tarkington’s novel *The Magnificent Ambersons*.
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B.
Michael Baker
Michael Baker was a 19th-century American sea captain and explorer after whom the remote Pacific atoll Baker Island is named.
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C.
Michael Willett
Michael Willett is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in the TV series "United States of Tara" and MTV's "Faking It."
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D.
Tom Doak
Tom Doak is a renowned American golf course architect celebrated for his minimalist, strategically nuanced designs that emphasize natural landforms and classic design principles.
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E.
Addison Mizner
Addison Mizner was an influential American architect and developer best known for popularizing Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles in early 20th-century Florida, particularly in Palm Beach and Boca Raton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.