Mr. Coates
E1046019
Mr. Coates is the father of Travis Coates in the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Coates canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13498892 — 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: Mr. Coates Context triple: [Travis Coates, familyMember, Mr. Coates]
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A.
Virgil Hawkins
Virgil Hawkins is a DC Comics teenage superhero who gains electromagnetic powers and fights crime under the alias Static.
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B.
Elder Maxson
Elder Maxson is the authoritative and militaristic leader of the Brotherhood of Steel in the Fallout video game series, known for his hardline stance on technology and wasteland policy.
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C.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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D.
Troy Maxson
Troy Maxson is a bitter, charismatic former Negro League baseball player turned garbage collector whose struggles with racism, responsibility, and family define the emotional core of August Wilson’s story "Fences."
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E.
Reverend Ellison
Reverend Ellison is a clergyman character in the British period drama "Lark Rise to Candleford," representing the moral and spiritual authority within the rural community.
- 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: Mr. Coates Target entity description: Mr. Coates is the father of Travis Coates in the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
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A.
Virgil Hawkins
Virgil Hawkins is a DC Comics teenage superhero who gains electromagnetic powers and fights crime under the alias Static.
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B.
Elder Maxson
Elder Maxson is the authoritative and militaristic leader of the Brotherhood of Steel in the Fallout video game series, known for his hardline stance on technology and wasteland policy.
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C.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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D.
Troy Maxson
Troy Maxson is a bitter, charismatic former Negro League baseball player turned garbage collector whose struggles with racism, responsibility, and family define the emotional core of August Wilson’s story "Fences."
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E.
Reverend Ellison
Reverend Ellison is a clergyman character in the British period drama "Lark Rise to Candleford," representing the moral and spiritual authority within the rural community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Old Yeller (1957 film)
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linked to:
Old Yeller
|
| appearsIn | Old Yeller ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
American literature
ⓘ
Western fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Fred Gipson ⓘ |
| familyName | Coates ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1956 ⓘ |
| hasChild | Travis Coates ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mrs. Coates ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
parental figure
ⓘ
source of responsibility for Travis Coates ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
frontiersman ⓘ |
| ownsAnimal | Old Yeller (shared with family) ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Fess Parker ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| residence | Texas frontier ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
father of Travis Coates
ⓘ
head of the Coates family ⓘ |
| sendsOnTask | Travis Coates ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | rural Texas homestead ⓘ |
| taskDescription | drives cattle to market ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Civil War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Coates Description of subject: Mr. Coates is the father of Travis Coates in the classic American children's novel "Old Yeller."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.