Woody
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Woody is the nickname of Woody Guthrie, the influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his protest music and the anthem "This Land Is Your Land."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woody canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921757 — 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: Woody Context triple: [Woody Guthrie, nickname, Woody]
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A.
Woody
Woody is the commonly used nickname of American businessman and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.
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B.
Woody in Toy Story
Woody in Toy Story is the loyal, cowboy doll leader of Andy’s toys and the central protagonist of Pixar’s Toy Story film series.
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C.
Teddy
Teddy is Mr. Bean’s beloved brown teddy bear, a silent yet expressive companion that often serves as his confidant and playmate in the comedy series.
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D.
Buddy
Buddy is the young boy narrator and central figure in Truman Capote’s autobiographical short story “A Christmas Memory,” reflecting the author’s own childhood experiences.
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E.
Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
- 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: Woody Target entity description: Woody is the nickname of Woody Guthrie, the influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his protest music and the anthem "This Land Is Your Land."
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A.
Woody
Woody is the commonly used nickname of American businessman and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.
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B.
Woody in Toy Story
Woody in Toy Story is the loyal, cowboy doll leader of Andy’s toys and the central protagonist of Pixar’s Toy Story film series.
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C.
Teddy
Teddy is Mr. Bean’s beloved brown teddy bear, a silent yet expressive companion that often serves as his confidant and playmate in the comedy series.
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D.
Buddy
Buddy is the young boy narrator and central figure in Truman Capote’s autobiographical short story “A Christmas Memory,” reflecting the author’s own childhood experiences.
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E.
Taz
Taz is a major 17th-century halachic commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, authored by Rabbi David HaLevi Segal and highly influential in later Jewish legal works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American songwriter
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folk musician ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ protest singer ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cisco Houston
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Lead Belly ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Almanac Singers ⓘ
surface form:
The Almanac Singers
|
| causeOfDeath | Huntington's disease ⓘ |
| child |
Arlo Guthrie
ⓘ
Nora Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-10-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Guthrie ⓘ |
| fullName |
Woody Guthrie
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surface form:
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
|
| genre |
country music
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folk music ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| givenName | Woodrow ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bob Dylan
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Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Ramblin' Jack Elliott ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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harmonica ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American folk music revival
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labor movement ⓘ left-wing politics in the United States ⓘ |
| nickname | Woody self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableIdea | using folk music as social protest ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
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Pastures of Plenty ⓘ This Land Is Your Land ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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musician ⓘ poet ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Okemah, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marlene Dietrich
ⓘ
surface form:
Marlene Dietrich (error)
Marlene Dietrich ⓘ
surface form:
Marlene Dietrich (incorrect)
Marlene Dietrich (no) ⓘ Marlene Dietrich ⓘ
surface form:
Marlene Dietrich (remove – incorrect)
Mary Jennings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woody Description of subject: Woody is the nickname of Woody Guthrie, the influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his protest music and the anthem "This Land Is Your Land."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.