Lyons Maxson
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Lyons Maxson is a character from August Wilson's play and its film adaptation "Fences," known as Troy Maxson's jazz-musician son who struggles with responsibility and his relationship with his father.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyons Maxson canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003446 — 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: Lyons Maxson Context triple: [Russell Hornsby, portrayedCharacter, Lyons Maxson]
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A.
Marshall LaCount
Marshall LaCount is a musician best known for his work as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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B.
Arthur Maxson
Arthur Maxson is the young but formidable Elder who leads the Brotherhood of Steel in the Commonwealth during the events of Fallout 4.
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C.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Vernon Maxwell
Vernon Maxwell is a former American professional basketball player best known as a high-scoring, defensive-minded NBA guard during the 1990s, particularly with the Houston Rockets.
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E.
Joseph Aloysius Dwan
Joseph Aloysius Dwan, better known as Allan Dwan, was a pioneering Canadian-born American film director and producer active from the silent era through the golden age of Hollywood.
- 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: Lyons Maxson Target entity description: Lyons Maxson is a character from August Wilson's play and its film adaptation "Fences," known as Troy Maxson's jazz-musician son who struggles with responsibility and his relationship with his father.
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A.
Marshall LaCount
Marshall LaCount is a musician best known for his work as a member of the indie supergroup Gayngs.
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B.
Arthur Maxson
Arthur Maxson is the young but formidable Elder who leads the Brotherhood of Steel in the Commonwealth during the events of Fallout 4.
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C.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Vernon Maxwell
Vernon Maxwell is a former American professional basketball player best known as a high-scoring, defensive-minded NBA guard during the 1990s, particularly with the Houston Rockets.
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E.
Joseph Aloysius Dwan
Joseph Aloysius Dwan, better known as Allan Dwan, was a pioneering Canadian-born American film director and producer active from the silent era through the golden age of Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fences
ⓘ
linked to:
Fences (1985 play)
Fences (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fences (2016 film)
|
| basedOnWork |
Fences (play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fences (1985 play)
|
| characterTrait |
financially dependent on his father
ⓘ
seeks his father's approval ⓘ struggles with responsibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | August Wilson ⓘ |
| dependsOn | Troy Maxson for financial support ⓘ |
| familyName | Maxson ⓘ |
| father | Troy Maxson ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Lyons ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| mother | Troy Maxson's first wife ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Troy Maxson's son from a previous relationship
ⓘ
foil to Troy Maxson's views on work and responsibility ⓘ |
| occupation | musician ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Russell Hornsby ⓘ |
| portrayedOnStageBy | various stage actors ⓘ |
| relationshipWithFather |
conflicted over money and life choices
ⓘ
strained ⓘ |
| setIn |
Pittsburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| sibling |
Cory Maxson
ⓘ
Raynell Maxson ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family responsibility
ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ pursuit of artistic dreams ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyons Maxson Description of subject: Lyons Maxson is a character from August Wilson's play and its film adaptation "Fences," known as Troy Maxson's jazz-musician son who struggles with responsibility and his relationship with his father.
Referenced by (8)
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