Dean Corso
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Dean Corso is the cynical, morally ambiguous rare book dealer and protagonist of the supernatural thriller film "The Ninth Gate."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dean Corso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11235398 — 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: Dean Corso Context triple: [The Ninth Gate, character, Dean Corso]
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A.
Albert Falco
Albert Falco was a renowned French diver, underwater cameraman, and longtime chief diver for Jacques Cousteau’s expeditions.
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B.
John Quinn
John Quinn is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the travel documentary series "Great American Railroad Journeys."
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C.
Anderson Falco
Anderson Falco is the adopted son of American actress Edie Falco, known for her roles in "The Sopranos" and "Nurse Jackie."
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D.
Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
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E.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
- 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: Dean Corso Target entity description: Dean Corso is the cynical, morally ambiguous rare book dealer and protagonist of the supernatural thriller film "The Ninth Gate."
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A.
Albert Falco
Albert Falco was a renowned French diver, underwater cameraman, and longtime chief diver for Jacques Cousteau’s expeditions.
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B.
John Quinn
John Quinn is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the travel documentary series "Great American Railroad Journeys."
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C.
Anderson Falco
Anderson Falco is the adopted son of American actress Edie Falco, known for her roles in "The Sopranos" and "Nurse Jackie."
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D.
Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
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E.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliesWith | The Girl (mysterious woman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Ninth Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English-language film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
demonology ⓘ occult books ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lucas Corso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Club Dumas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Boris Balkan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liana Telfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arturo Pérez-Reverte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Ninth Gate (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Roman Polanski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Ninth Gate (1999) ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | supernatural thriller ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | antihero ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (in the film adaptation) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
investigates authenticity of occult book
ⓘ
pursues three copies of The Nine Gates ⓘ |
| occupation | rare book dealer ⓘ |
| personality |
opportunistic
ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Johnny Depp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionDetail |
acquires rare and antique books
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authenticates rare volumes ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Ninth Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary Europe ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialAuthor | Arturo Pérez-Reverte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | mystery novel ⓘ |
| storyTheme |
corruption
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dealings with the devil ⓘ greed ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith | Boris Balkan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dean Corso Description of subject: Dean Corso is the cynical, morally ambiguous rare book dealer and protagonist of the supernatural thriller film "The Ninth Gate."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.