Ulysses Everett McGill
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Ulysses Everett McGill is the fast-talking, self-styled intellectual escapee who leads a trio of convicts on a comedic odyssey through 1930s Mississippi in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulysses Everett McGill canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3759487 — 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: Ulysses Everett McGill Context triple: [O Brother, Where Art Thou?, mainCharacter, Ulysses Everett McGill]
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A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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B.
Nat Hickey
Nat Hickey was an early professional basketball player and coach best known for briefly appearing in an NBA game at age 45, making him the oldest player in league history.
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C.
Ralph Malph
Ralph Malph is a wisecracking, redheaded teenager known for his corny jokes and nervous humor on the classic TV sitcom "Happy Days."
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D.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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E.
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the Clint Eastwood prison drama "Escape from Alcatraz."
- 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: Ulysses Everett McGill Target entity description: Ulysses Everett McGill is the fast-talking, self-styled intellectual escapee who leads a trio of convicts on a comedic odyssey through 1930s Mississippi in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
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A.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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B.
Nat Hickey
Nat Hickey was an early professional basketball player and coach best known for briefly appearing in an NBA game at age 45, making him the oldest player in league history.
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C.
Ralph Malph
Ralph Malph is a wisecracking, redheaded teenager known for his corny jokes and nervous humor on the classic TV sitcom "Happy Days."
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D.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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E.
Ferris Webster
Ferris Webster was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the Clint Eastwood prison drama "Escape from Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| activity |
escapes from a chain gang
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undertakes a journey across Mississippi ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| appearsIn | O Brother, Where Art Thou? ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Soggy Bottom Boys ⓘ |
| basedOn | Odysseus ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
fast-talking ⓘ loquacious ⓘ manipulative ⓘ optimistic ⓘ self-styled intellectual ⓘ |
| conflictWith | law enforcement ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Ethan Coen
ⓘ
Joel Coen ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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surface form:
film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| goal |
return to his family
ⓘ
reunite with his wife ⓘ |
| groupMember |
Delmar O’Donnell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pete Hogwallop ⓘ |
| hasChildren | daughters ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Homer's Odyssey
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surface form:
Homer’s Odyssey
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| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| leadsGroup | trio of convicts ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Odyssean wanderer
ⓘ
comic hero ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
carefully groomed hair
ⓘ
obsession with Dapper Dan hair pomade ⓘ |
| occupation | escaped convict ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | George Clooney ⓘ |
| role | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Mississippi ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
formal
ⓘ
ornate vocabulary ⓘ |
| spouse |
Penny Wharvey-McGill
ⓘ
surface form:
Penny Wharvey McGill
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulysses Everett McGill Description of subject: Ulysses Everett McGill is the fast-talking, self-styled intellectual escapee who leads a trio of convicts on a comedic odyssey through 1930s Mississippi in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.