Paul Edgecombe
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Paul Edgecombe is the central prison guard protagonist of Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile," whose reflective narration recounts the supernatural and moral events on death row.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Edgecombe canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714648 — 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: Paul Edgecombe Context triple: [The Green Mile, narratorCharacter, Paul Edgecombe]
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A.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
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B.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Gareth H. McKinley
Gareth H. McKinley is a prominent mechanical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research on complex fluids and non-Newtonian flow behavior.
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D.
Geoffrey Smith
Geoffrey Smith is an Australian Anglican archbishop who serves as the national leader (Primate) of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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E.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
- 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: Paul Edgecombe Target entity description: Paul Edgecombe is the central prison guard protagonist of Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile," whose reflective narration recounts the supernatural and moral events on death row.
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A.
Paul Torday
Paul Torday was a British novelist best known for his satirical debut novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," which brought him widespread recognition later in life.
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B.
Colin Prockter
Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
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C.
Gareth H. McKinley
Gareth H. McKinley is a prominent mechanical engineer and rheologist known for his influential research on complex fluids and non-Newtonian flow behavior.
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D.
Geoffrey Smith
Geoffrey Smith is an Australian Anglican archbishop who serves as the national leader (Primate) of the Anglican Church of Australia.
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E.
Alexander Shuckburgh
Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter recognized for his work on major hip-hop and R&B hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Green Mile
ⓘ
surface form:
The Green Mile (1999 film)
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| appearsIn |
The Green Mile
ⓘ
The Green Mile ⓘ
surface form:
The Green Mile (1996 collected novel)
The Green Mile ⓘ
surface form:
The Green Mile (1996 serial novel)
|
| associatedWith |
Brutus Howell
ⓘ
Eduard "Del" Delacroix ⓘ
surface form:
Eduard Delacroix
Jan Edgecombe ⓘ John Coffey ⓘ Percy Wetmore ⓘ William Wharton ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dutiful
ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
compassionate
ⓘ
ethical ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | recounts events as an elderly man ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
death row supervisor
ⓘ
prison guard ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
investigates John Coffey’s alleged crime
ⓘ
oversees executions on the Green Mile ⓘ struggles with moral implications of capital punishment ⓘ witnesses supernatural healing by John Coffey ⓘ |
| setting | Cold Mountain Penitentiary ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
faith and miracles
ⓘ
justice and injustice ⓘ redemption ⓘ the morality of the death penalty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Great Depression
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Depression era
|
| workLocation |
E Block
ⓘ
death row ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Edgecombe Description of subject: Paul Edgecombe is the central prison guard protagonist of Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile," whose reflective narration recounts the supernatural and moral events on death row.
Referenced by (10)
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