Henry Graham Greene
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Henry Graham Greene was a prominent 20th-century English novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his psychologically complex thrillers and explorations of moral and political ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Graham Greene canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6898422 — 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: Henry Graham Greene Context triple: [Graham Greene, fullName, Henry Graham Greene]
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A.
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene was an American Broadway conductor and musical director best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century stage productions.
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B.
Henry Gardner
Henry Gardner was a notable figure significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Gardner, Kansas, was named in his honor.
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C.
Patrick Hamilton
Patrick Hamilton is the Scottish novelist and playwright best known for works like "Rope" and "Gas Light," which inspired influential stage and film adaptations.
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D.
Theodore Hook
Theodore Hook was a 19th-century English man of letters best known as a comic novelist, wit, and prolific writer of light fiction and satire.
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E.
Henry Gordon Bennett
Henry Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for his controversial leadership during World War II, particularly in the Malayan campaign and the fall of Singapore.
- 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: Henry Graham Greene Target entity description: Henry Graham Greene was a prominent 20th-century English novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his psychologically complex thrillers and explorations of moral and political ambiguity.
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A.
Herbert Greene
Herbert Greene was an American Broadway conductor and musical director best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century stage productions.
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B.
Henry Gardner
Henry Gardner was a notable figure significant enough in local or regional history that the city of Gardner, Kansas, was named in his honor.
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C.
Patrick Hamilton
Patrick Hamilton is the Scottish novelist and playwright best known for works like "Rope" and "Gas Light," which inspired influential stage and film adaptations.
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D.
Theodore Hook
Theodore Hook was a 19th-century English man of letters best known as a comic novelist, wit, and prolific writer of light fiction and satire.
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E.
Henry Gordon Bennett
Henry Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for his controversial leadership during World War II, particularly in the Malayan campaign and the fall of Singapore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of Honour
NERFINISHED
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Order of Merit (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| convertedToReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-04-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berkhamsted School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
MI6
NERFINISHED
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The Spectator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
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political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| givenName |
Graham
NERFINISHED
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Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic literature
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
exploration of moral ambiguity
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political and religious conflict in fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brighton Rock
NERFINISHED
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Our Man in Havana NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of the Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heart of the Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Power and the Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ The Quiet American NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ travel writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Antibes, France
NERFINISHED
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Vevey, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Vivien Dayrell-Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Graham Greene Description of subject: Henry Graham Greene was a prominent 20th-century English novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his psychologically complex thrillers and explorations of moral and political ambiguity.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.