Joe Williams
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Joe Williams is a fictional character in John Dos Passos's novel "The 42nd Parallel," representing the experiences and struggles of ordinary Americans in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe Williams canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14802693 — 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: Joe Williams Context triple: [The 42nd Parallel, hasCharacter, Joe Williams]
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A.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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B.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams is a cinematographer best known for his work on the comedy film "Coming 2 America."
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C.
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
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D.
Ray Nance
Ray Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist, vocalist, and entertainer best known for his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he contributed iconic solos and versatile performances.
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E.
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale was an American traditional pop singer known for his smooth tenor voice and romantic ballads, particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Joe Williams Target entity description: Joe Williams is a fictional character in John Dos Passos's novel "The 42nd Parallel," representing the experiences and struggles of ordinary Americans in the early 20th century.
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A.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams was a renowned American jazz and blues singer best known for his powerful baritone voice and celebrated recordings with the Count Basie Orchestra.
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B.
Joe Williams
Joe Williams is a cinematographer best known for his work on the comedy film "Coming 2 America."
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C.
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden was an influential American jazz trombonist and singer renowned for his smooth tone, innovative technique, and collaborations with major jazz bandleaders of the swing era.
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D.
Ray Nance
Ray Nance was an American jazz trumpeter, violinist, vocalist, and entertainer best known for his long tenure with Duke Ellington’s orchestra, where he contributed iconic solos and versatile performances.
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E.
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale was an American traditional pop singer known for his smooth tenor voice and romantic ballads, particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.