John Farris
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John Farris is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his horror and suspense fiction, including the novel that inspired Brian De Palma’s film "The Fury."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Farris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11202804 — 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: John Farris Context triple: [The Fury, screenwriter, John Farris]
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A.
Larry Foust
Larry Foust was an American professional basketball center and eight-time NBA All-Star who played primarily for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1950s.
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B.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
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C.
Frank Fisk
Frank Fisk is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk.
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D.
William Fagan
William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
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E.
Robert Gaskins
Robert Gaskins is a software entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of Microsoft PowerPoint and a key figure in the early development of presentation software.
- 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: John Farris Target entity description: John Farris is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his horror and suspense fiction, including the novel that inspired Brian De Palma’s film "The Fury."
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A.
Larry Foust
Larry Foust was an American professional basketball center and eight-time NBA All-Star who played primarily for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1950s.
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B.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
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C.
Frank Fisk
Frank Fisk is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk.
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D.
William Fagan
William Fagan is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Fagan.
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E.
Robert Gaskins
Robert Gaskins is a software entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of Microsoft PowerPoint and a key figure in the early development of presentation software.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.