Sam Masterson
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Sam Masterson is a central character in the 1946 film noir "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," portrayed as a drifter whose return to his hometown rekindles buried secrets and dangerous passions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Masterson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10285186 — 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: Sam Masterson Context triple: [The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, featuresCharacter, Sam Masterson]
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A.
Brian Masterson
Brian Masterson is an Irish recording engineer and producer best known for his influential work in the music industry and for co-founding Dublin’s renowned Windmill Lane Studios.
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B.
Ed Masterson
Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
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C.
Luke Mossman
Luke Mossman is an American guitarist best known as a member of the soul and rock band Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
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D.
Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
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E.
Connor Jessup
Connor Jessup is a Canadian actor and filmmaker best known for his roles in the TV series "Falling Skies" and "Locke & Key."
- 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: Sam Masterson Target entity description: Sam Masterson is a central character in the 1946 film noir "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," portrayed as a drifter whose return to his hometown rekindles buried secrets and dangerous passions.
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A.
Brian Masterson
Brian Masterson is an Irish recording engineer and producer best known for his influential work in the music industry and for co-founding Dublin’s renowned Windmill Lane Studios.
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B.
Ed Masterson
Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
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C.
Luke Mossman
Luke Mossman is an American guitarist best known as a member of the soul and rock band Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
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D.
Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow is an American essayist and longtime Time magazine essayist known for his incisive commentary on politics, culture, and public life.
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E.
Connor Jessup
Connor Jessup is a Canadian actor and filmmaker best known for his roles in the TV series "Falling Skies" and "Locke & Key."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | film noir ⓘ |
| appearsInYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Martha Ivers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter O’Neil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToEvent | death of Martha Ivers’s aunt ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
crime drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryElement | ran away from home as a youth ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | drifter ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
independent ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Van Heflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rekindles |
buried secrets
ⓘ
dangerous passions ⓘ |
| returnsTo | his hometown ⓘ |
| storyFunction | catalyst for plot revelations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam Masterson Description of subject: Sam Masterson is a central character in the 1946 film noir "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers," portrayed as a drifter whose return to his hometown rekindles buried secrets and dangerous passions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.