Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
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Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding is a central character in Stephen King's novella and its film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption, known as a long-term inmate and the story's reflective narrator who befriends Andy Dufresne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714958 — 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: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, mainCharacter, Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding]
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A.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
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B.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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C.
Luther Allison
Luther Allison was an acclaimed American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful performances and significant influence on modern electric blues.
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D.
Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell was an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the early 1960s, including at the time of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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E.
Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter known for penning numerous hits and for his distinctive stutter in speech but smooth singing voice.
- 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: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding Target entity description: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding is a central character in Stephen King's novella and its film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption, known as a long-term inmate and the story's reflective narrator who befriends Andy Dufresne.
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A.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
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B.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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C.
Luther Allison
Luther Allison was an acclaimed American blues guitarist and singer known for his powerful performances and significant influence on modern electric blues.
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D.
Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell was an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the early 1960s, including at the time of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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E.
Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis was an American country music singer and songwriter known for penning numerous hits and for his distinctive stutter in speech but smooth singing voice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
prison inmate ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
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surface form:
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption (film)
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| appearsInCollection | Different Seasons ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
|
| closeCompanionOf | Andy Dufresne ⓘ |
| conviction | murder ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| describedAs | long-term inmate ⓘ |
| eventuallyParoled | yes ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Get busy living, or get busy dying. ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Different Seasons
ⓘ
surface form:
Different Seasons (1982)
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| friendOf | Andy Dufresne ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellis Boyd Redding ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
drama
ⓘ
prison drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellis ⓘ |
| hairColorOriginOfNickname | red hair (in novella) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| metaComment | jokes about being called Red because he is Irish ⓘ |
| narratesEventsOf | Andy Dufresne’s time at Shawshank ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationalityInNovella | Irish ⓘ |
| nickname | Red ⓘ |
| occupation |
inmate
ⓘ
prison contraband smuggler ⓘ |
| paroleStatus | repeatedly denied ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Morgan Freeman ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
best friend of Andy Dufresne
ⓘ
mentor to Andy Dufresne ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
ⓘ
narrator ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| setting | Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ |
| specialtyInPrison |
procuring items
ⓘ
smuggling contraband ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
hope
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institutionalization ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Zihuatanejo (in film ending) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding Description of subject: Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding is a central character in Stephen King's novella and its film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption, known as a long-term inmate and the story's reflective narrator who befriends Andy Dufresne.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
subject surface form:
Captain Byron Hadley