Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
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Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is the tough, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer played by John Wayne in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," where he struggles to balance military obligations with strained family relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7785915 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke Context triple: [Rio Grande (1950 film), mainCharacter, Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke]
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Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Lt. Col. Ben Gately is a fictional U.S. Army Air Forces officer best known as one of the central characters in the World War II film "Twelve O'Clock High."
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Colonel Oran K. Henderson
Colonel Oran K. Henderson was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding units in Vietnam and later facing charges related to the cover-up of the My Lai Massacre.
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C.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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D.
Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger
Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger was a British Loyalist officer during the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the defense of the fortified post at Ninety Six in South Carolina.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Scott
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Scott is a British Army officer best known for leading 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards during the Falklands War, particularly in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown.
- 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: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke Target entity description: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is the tough, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer played by John Wayne in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," where he struggles to balance military obligations with strained family relationships.
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A.
Lt. Col. Ben Gately
Lt. Col. Ben Gately is a fictional U.S. Army Air Forces officer best known as one of the central characters in the World War II film "Twelve O'Clock High."
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B.
Colonel Oran K. Henderson
Colonel Oran K. Henderson was a U.S. Army officer best known for commanding units in Vietnam and later facing charges related to the cover-up of the My Lai Massacre.
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C.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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D.
Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger
Lieutenant Colonel John Cruger was a British Loyalist officer during the American Revolutionary War, best known for leading the defense of the fortified post at Ninety Six in South Carolina.
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E.
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Scott
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Scott is a British Army officer best known for leading 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards during the Falklands War, particularly in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Cavalry officer
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| adaptedForFilmBy | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disciplined
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duty-bound ⓘ stoic ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | James Warner Bellah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
maintain military discipline
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protect frontier settlements ⓘ |
| facesConflict | balancing military obligations with family ties ⓘ |
| familyRole |
father
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husband ⓘ |
| fictionalConflict | Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| fullName | Kirby Yorke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western film ⓘ |
| hasStrainedRelationshipWith |
his son
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his wife ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| partOf | John Ford cavalry trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | conflict between duty and family ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| responsibility | command of a cavalry outpost ⓘ |
| setting | post–American Civil War frontier ⓘ |
| similarCharacterTo | Captain Kirby York from Fort Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke Description of subject: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is the tough, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer played by John Wayne in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," where he struggles to balance military obligations with strained family relationships.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rio Grande (1950 film)