William Henry Mauldin
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William Henry Mauldin was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American editorial cartoonist best known for his World War II cartoons depicting weary infantrymen and the realities of combat.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Henry Mauldin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906597 — 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: William Henry Mauldin Context triple: [Bill Mauldin, fullName, William Henry Mauldin]
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A.
J. H. Ingraham
J. H. Ingraham was a 19th-century American author and Episcopal clergyman best known for his popular biblical historical novels.
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B.
Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell was an American author best known for his novels and short stories depicting poverty and social issues in the rural American South, including works like "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre."
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C.
W. R. Burnett
W. R. Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his hardboiled crime fiction that inspired numerous classic Hollywood films.
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D.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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E.
Bill Blunden
Bill Blunden is a film editor best known for his work on various feature films, including the 1990 adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Henry Mauldin Target entity description: William Henry Mauldin was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American editorial cartoonist best known for his World War II cartoons depicting weary infantrymen and the realities of combat.
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A.
J. H. Ingraham
J. H. Ingraham was a 19th-century American author and Episcopal clergyman best known for his popular biblical historical novels.
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B.
Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell was an American author best known for his novels and short stories depicting poverty and social issues in the rural American South, including works like "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre."
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C.
W. R. Burnett
W. R. Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his hardboiled crime fiction that inspired numerous classic Hollywood films.
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D.
Fred C. Dobbs
Fred C. Dobbs is the desperate, increasingly paranoid prospector at the center of the 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
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E.
Bill Blunden
Bill Blunden is a film editor best known for his work on various feature films, including the 1990 adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize winner
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editorial cartoonist ⓘ human ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bill Mauldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize
NERFINISHED
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Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-10-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mountain Park, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from Alzheimer’s disease ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2003-01-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Chicago Academy of Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Chicago Sun-Times
NERFINISHED
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch NERFINISHED ⓘ Stars and Stripes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mauldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political cartooning
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war correspondence ⓘ |
| genre |
editorial cartoon
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war cartoon ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| hasPart | cartoon characters Willie and Joe ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork | cartoon of Abraham Lincoln weeping after John F. Kennedy assassination ⓘ |
| influencedBy | World War II combat experience ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | 45th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | William Henry Mauldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | World War II cartoons depicting weary infantrymen ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Up Front
NERFINISHED
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Willie and Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
editorial cartoonist
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soldier ⓘ syndicated cartoonist ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jean Humphrey
NERFINISHED
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Natalie Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Henry Mauldin Description of subject: William Henry Mauldin was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American editorial cartoonist best known for his World War II cartoons depicting weary infantrymen and the realities of combat.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.