Armistead Maupin
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Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armistead Maupin canonical | 1 |
| Camille Maupin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465723 — 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: Armistead Maupin Context triple: [Tales of the City, author, Armistead Maupin]
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A.
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, and critic known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring youth, sexuality, and violence.
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B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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C.
Red Grooms
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist known for his colorful, cartoonish, and immersive pop-art installations and cityscapes that blend painting, sculpture, and performance.
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D.
Terry Dubrow
Terry Dubrow is an American plastic surgeon and television personality best known for co-hosting the reality series "Botched" and appearing on various other medical and lifestyle TV shows.
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E.
Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author known for his pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ issues, particularly through his influential book "And the Band Played On."
- 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: Armistead Maupin Target entity description: Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
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A.
Dennis Cooper
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, and critic known for his transgressive, minimalist fiction exploring youth, sexuality, and violence.
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B.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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C.
Red Grooms
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist known for his colorful, cartoonish, and immersive pop-art installations and cityscapes that blend painting, sculpture, and performance.
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D.
Terry Dubrow
Terry Dubrow is an American plastic surgeon and television personality best known for co-hosting the reality series "Botched" and appearing on various other medical and lifestyle TV shows.
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E.
Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author known for his pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ issues, particularly through his influential book "And the Band Played On."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
columnist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lambda Literary Award
NERFINISHED
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PEN Center USA West literary award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| employer |
The Pacific Sun
NERFINISHED
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The San Francisco Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Maupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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fiction ⓘ serial fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Armistead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (2019 TV series)
NERFINISHED
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Further Tales of the City television miniseries NERFINISHED ⓘ More Tales of the City television miniseries NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales of the City television miniseries NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night Listener (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary LGBT fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
character Anna Madrigal
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character Mary Ann Singleton NERFINISHED ⓘ character Michael Tolliver ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | LGBT rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Armistead Maupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Tales of the City series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Babycakes
NERFINISHED
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Further Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Logical Family: A Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann in Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybe the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tolliver Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ More Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Significant Others NERFINISHED ⓘ Sure of You NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Days of Anna Madrigal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night Listener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfWork | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle | serial narrative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Armistead Maupin Description of subject: Armistead Maupin is an American writer best known for his groundbreaking "Tales of the City" series, which chronicles the lives of a diverse group of characters in San Francisco.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Camille Maupin