David Goodis
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David Goodis was an American noir and hardboiled crime novelist known for his bleak, psychologically driven stories of down-and-out characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Goodis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9846587 — 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: David Goodis Context triple: [Shoot the Piano Player, authorOfSourceWork, David Goodis]
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A.
Kevin Crowe
Kevin Crowe is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit track "Young, Wild & Free."
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B.
Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman is an American architecture critic and journalist best known for his work at The New York Times.
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C.
David Thomson
David Thomson is a Canadian media magnate and billionaire who serves as the chairman of Thomson Reuters and is one of the wealthiest individuals in Canada.
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D.
John Simon (critic)
John Simon was a prominent American theater, film, and literary critic known for his erudite, often acerbic reviews and long tenure at New York magazine.
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E.
John Powers
John Powers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized figure.
- 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: David Goodis Target entity description: David Goodis was an American noir and hardboiled crime novelist known for his bleak, psychologically driven stories of down-and-out characters.
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A.
Kevin Crowe
Kevin Crowe is a songwriter best known for co-writing the hit track "Young, Wild & Free."
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B.
Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman is an American architecture critic and journalist best known for his work at The New York Times.
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C.
David Thomson
David Thomson is a Canadian media magnate and billionaire who serves as the chairman of Thomson Reuters and is one of the wealthiest individuals in Canada.
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D.
John Simon (critic)
John Simon was a prominent American theater, film, and literary critic known for his erudite, often acerbic reviews and long tenure at New York magazine.
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E.
John Powers
John Powers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to a single widely recognized figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
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person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-01-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | David Loeb Goodis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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hardboiled crime fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fatalism
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psychological disintegration ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| influenced | French noir cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | pulp fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayals of down-and-out characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cassidy’s Girl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dark Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ Down There NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightfall NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Missing Persons NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoot the Piano Player NERFINISHED ⓘ Street of No Return NERFINISHED ⓘ The Burglar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moon in the Gutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Hollywood, California, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAsFilm |
Dark Passage (1947 film)
NERFINISHED
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Nightfall (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoot the Piano Player (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Burglar (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
bleak
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psychologically driven ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Goodis Description of subject: David Goodis was an American noir and hardboiled crime novelist known for his bleak, psychologically driven stories of down-and-out characters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.