Berkeley Breathed
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Berkeley Breathed is an American cartoonist best known for creating the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip "Bloom County."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berkeley Breathed canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13008083 — 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: Berkeley Breathed Context triple: [United Feature Syndicate, distributedCreator, Berkeley Breathed]
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A.
Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks is an artist known for creating the cover artwork for science fiction publications, including Isaac Asimov’s novel "The End of Eternity."
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B.
Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
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C.
Alex Toth
Alex Toth was an influential American comic book and animation artist renowned for his minimalist, highly expressive style and his work on series like Space Ghost and Super Friends.
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D.
Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the popular comic strips "B.C." and co-creator of "The Wizard of Id."
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E.
Walter R. Brooks
Walter R. Brooks was an American author best known for creating the talking horse character Mister Ed and for his humorous children's stories.
- 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: Berkeley Breathed Target entity description: Berkeley Breathed is an American cartoonist best known for creating the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip "Bloom County."
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A.
Walter Brooks
Walter Brooks is an artist known for creating the cover artwork for science fiction publications, including Isaac Asimov’s novel "The End of Eternity."
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B.
Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
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C.
Alex Toth
Alex Toth was an influential American comic book and animation artist renowned for his minimalist, highly expressive style and his work on series like Space Ghost and Super Friends.
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D.
Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the popular comic strips "B.C." and co-creator of "The Wizard of Id."
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E.
Walter R. Brooks
Walter R. Brooks was an American author best known for creating the talking horse character Mister Ed and for his humorous children's stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartoonist
ⓘ
comic strip creator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination
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Pulitzer Prize ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1957-06-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Encino, California, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| created |
Bloom County
ⓘ
Opus ⓘ Outland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The University of Texas at Austin
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linked to:
University of Texas at Austin
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| familyName | Breathed ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartooning
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ comics ⓘ |
| genre |
comic strip
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political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Guy ⓘ |
| hasGenreInBloomCounty |
political satire
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
illustrated children's books
ⓘ
newspaper comic strip ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.berkeleybreathed.com/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bloom County comic strip
ⓘ
linked to:
Bloom County
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartooning ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Berkeley Breathed ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated |
Bill the Cat
ⓘ
Opus the Penguin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bloom County
ⓘ
Opus ⓘ Outland ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
ⓘ
children's writer ⓘ illustrator ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berkeley Breathed Description of subject: Berkeley Breathed is an American cartoonist best known for creating the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip "Bloom County."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.