Sam Bottoms
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Sam Bottoms was an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "The Last Picture Show" and "Apocalypse Now."
All labels observed (1)
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| Sam Bottoms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14520086 — 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: Sam Bottoms Context triple: [The Outlaw Josey Wales, supportingActor, Sam Bottoms]
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A.
Jimmy Nalls
Jimmy Nalls was an American guitarist best known for his work with the Southern rock band Sea Level and his contributions to the broader Southern rock scene.
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B.
Wendell Burton
Wendell Burton was an American actor best known for his breakout role opposite Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film "The Sterile Cuckoo."
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C.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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D.
Thomas Lumpkins
Thomas Lumpkins is a songwriter best known for co-writing Janet Jackson’s single "No Sleeep."
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E.
Charles McColl Portis
Charles McColl Portis was an American novelist best known for his comic and deadpan Western novel "True Grit."
- 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: Sam Bottoms Target entity description: Sam Bottoms was an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "The Last Picture Show" and "Apocalypse Now."
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A.
Jimmy Nalls
Jimmy Nalls was an American guitarist best known for his work with the Southern rock band Sea Level and his contributions to the broader Southern rock scene.
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B.
Wendell Burton
Wendell Burton was an American actor best known for his breakout role opposite Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film "The Sterile Cuckoo."
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C.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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D.
Thomas Lumpkins
Thomas Lumpkins is a songwriter best known for co-writing Janet Jackson’s single "No Sleeep."
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E.
Charles McColl Portis
Charles McColl Portis was an American novelist best known for his comic and deadpan Western novel "True Grit."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.