Davis McAlary
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Davis McAlary is a fictional New Orleans DJ and musician known for his passionate advocacy of the city’s music and culture in the television series "Treme."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Davis McAlary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9578698 — 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: Davis McAlary Context triple: [Treme, hasMainCharacter, Davis McAlary]
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A.
Day O’Connor
Day O’Connor is the family name of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
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B.
Mike McAlary
Mike McAlary was a Pulitzer Prize–winning New York City tabloid columnist known for his hard-hitting crime reporting and controversial coverage of police brutality cases in the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Henry McMorran
Henry McMorran was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Port Huron, Michigan, whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main event center being named in his honor.
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D.
Thomas McGuire
Thomas McGuire was a highly decorated American World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his aerial combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
Ben McKee
Ben McKee is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Grammy-winning rock band Imagine Dragons.
- 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: Davis McAlary Target entity description: Davis McAlary is a fictional New Orleans DJ and musician known for his passionate advocacy of the city’s music and culture in the television series "Treme."
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A.
Day O’Connor
Day O’Connor is the family name of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
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B.
Mike McAlary
Mike McAlary was a Pulitzer Prize–winning New York City tabloid columnist known for his hard-hitting crime reporting and controversial coverage of police brutality cases in the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Henry McMorran
Henry McMorran was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Port Huron, Michigan, whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main event center being named in his honor.
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D.
Thomas McGuire
Thomas McGuire was a highly decorated American World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient renowned for his aerial combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
Ben McKee
Ben McKee is an American bassist best known as a founding member of the Grammy-winning rock band Imagine Dragons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
New Orleans cultural heritage
ⓘ
independent music ⓘ local musicians ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Treme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Orleans radio stations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local New Orleans clubs ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ passionate about music ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| cityAssociatedWith | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
David Simon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Overmyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | white American ⓘ |
| fictionalGender | male ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | alive (end of series) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Treme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Treme season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | New Orleans music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of New Orleans music and culture
ⓘ
promoting local New Orleans musicians ⓘ supporting New Orleans cultural identity ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
eclectic
ⓘ
rooted in New Orleans traditions ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief with serious undertones
ⓘ
representative of New Orleans music scene ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
DJ
ⓘ
musician ⓘ radio disc jockey ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of Treme ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steve Zahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blown Deadline Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | post-Katrina New Orleans ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
struggle of local artists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Hurricane Katrina era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Davis McAlary Description of subject: Davis McAlary is a fictional New Orleans DJ and musician known for his passionate advocacy of the city’s music and culture in the television series "Treme."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.