Black Herman
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Black Herman was a famous early 20th-century African American stage magician and illusionist known for his elaborate outdoor shows and dramatic "buried alive" stunts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Herman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14328664 — 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: Black Herman Context triple: [Mumbo Jumbo, hasCharacter, Black Herman]
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A.
Herman
Herman is a surname most notably associated with Edward S. Herman, an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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B.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of American actor Ray Walston, known for his roles in "My Favorite Martian" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
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C.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of the American blues singer and harmonica player Junior Parker.
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D.
Herman
Herman is a person known by the given name Herman, associated with the role or title of Junior Cook.
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E.
Herman
Herman is a masculine given name of Germanic origin commonly used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian contexts.
- 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: Black Herman Target entity description: Black Herman was a famous early 20th-century African American stage magician and illusionist known for his elaborate outdoor shows and dramatic "buried alive" stunts.
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A.
Herman
Herman is a surname most notably associated with Edward S. Herman, an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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B.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of American actor Ray Walston, known for his roles in "My Favorite Martian" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
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C.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of the American blues singer and harmonica player Junior Parker.
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D.
Herman
Herman is a person known by the given name Herman, associated with the role or title of Junior Cook.
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E.
Herman
Herman is a masculine given name of Germanic origin commonly used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.