Matthew Quick
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Matthew Quick is an American novelist best known for writing "The Silver Linings Playbook," which was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Quick canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5694352 — 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: Matthew Quick Context triple: [Pat Solitano, createdBy, Matthew Quick]
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A.
Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan is an American novelist known for his quietly powerful, character-driven fiction that often explores the lives of ordinary people in contemporary America.
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B.
Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his novel "The Orphan Master's Son," which explores life in North Korea.
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C.
Patrick DeWitt
Patrick DeWitt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, genre-bending works such as the award-winning Western novel "The Sisters Brothers."
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D.
Rick Moody
Rick Moody is an American novelist and short story writer known for his darkly comic, psychologically rich explorations of contemporary suburban life, including the novel "The Ice Storm."
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E.
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt is an American television producer, writer, and director best known for his work on genre series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.
- 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: Matthew Quick Target entity description: Matthew Quick is an American novelist best known for writing "The Silver Linings Playbook," which was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
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A.
Stewart O'Nan
Stewart O'Nan is an American novelist known for his quietly powerful, character-driven fiction that often explores the lives of ordinary people in contemporary America.
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B.
Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American author best known for his novel "The Orphan Master's Son," which explores life in North Korea.
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C.
Patrick DeWitt
Patrick DeWitt is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly comic, genre-bending works such as the award-winning Western novel "The Sisters Brothers."
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D.
Rick Moody
Rick Moody is an American novelist and short story writer known for his darkly comic, psychologically rich explorations of contemporary suburban life, including the novel "The Ice Storm."
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E.
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt is an American television producer, writer, and director best known for his work on genre series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film The Silver Linings Playbook ⓘ |
| author | Matthew Quick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Silver Linings Playbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Quick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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novels ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | film adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook ⓘ |
| inspired | Academy Award–winning film The Silver Linings Playbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Matthew Quick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableFor | writing the novel The Silver Linings Playbook ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Every Exquisite Thing
NERFINISHED
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ Love May Fail NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Luck of Right Now NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reason You’re Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silver Linings Playbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David O. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work |
Every Exquisite Thing
NERFINISHED
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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ Love May Fail NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Luck of Right Now NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reason You’re Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silver Linings Playbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthew Quick Description of subject: Matthew Quick is an American novelist best known for writing "The Silver Linings Playbook," which was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pat Solitano Sr.
subject surface form:
Dolores Solitano