Brett Halliday
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Brett Halliday was the pen name of American mystery writer Davis Dresser, best known for creating the hardboiled private detective character Michael Shayne.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brett Halliday canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14164558 — 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)
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Target entity: Brett Halliday Context triple: [Bodies Are Where You Find Them, author, Brett Halliday]
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A.
Brett Harrelson
Brett Harrelson is an American actor and former professional motorcycle racer, best known as the younger brother of actor Woody Harrelson and for roles in films such as "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money."
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B.
Brett Simpson
Brett Simpson is a sports administrator who serves as the athletic director for the Wolf Pack athletic program.
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C.
Rob Dibble
Rob Dibble is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a dominant member of the Cincinnati Reds' late-1980s and early-1990s bullpen, particularly the "Nasty Boys" trio that helped secure the 1990 World Series title.
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D.
Bryan Harper
Bryan Harper is an American former professional baseball player and the older brother of MLB star Bryce Harper.
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E.
Kevin Boggs
Kevin Boggs is a character from the film "Edward Scissorhands," known as the son of Peg Boggs and the younger brother of Kim Boggs.
- 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: Brett Halliday Target entity description: Brett Halliday was the pen name of American mystery writer Davis Dresser, best known for creating the hardboiled private detective character Michael Shayne.
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A.
Brett Harrelson
Brett Harrelson is an American actor and former professional motorcycle racer, best known as the younger brother of actor Woody Harrelson and for roles in films such as "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money."
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B.
Brett Simpson
Brett Simpson is a sports administrator who serves as the athletic director for the Wolf Pack athletic program.
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C.
Rob Dibble
Rob Dibble is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a dominant member of the Cincinnati Reds' late-1980s and early-1990s bullpen, particularly the "Nasty Boys" trio that helped secure the 1990 World Series title.
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D.
Bryan Harper
Bryan Harper is an American former professional baseball player and the older brother of MLB star Bryce Harper.
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E.
Kevin Boggs
Kevin Boggs is a character from the film "Edward Scissorhands," known as the son of Peg Boggs and the younger brother of Kim Boggs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.