John Herman Shaner
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John Herman Shaner was an American screenwriter best known for his work on films such as the Western comedy "Goin' South."
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| John Herman Shaner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15193877 — 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: John Herman Shaner Context triple: [Goin' South, screenwriter, John Herman Shaner]
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A.
Allan Shivers
Allan Shivers was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Texas and was influential in the state's conservative Democratic politics.
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B.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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C.
Harold Vermilyea
Harold Vermilyea was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in stage, film, and radio productions during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Eaton L. Dickey
Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
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E.
F. B. Meek
F. B. Meek was a 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive work on fossil invertebrates and contributions to early geological surveys in the United States.
- 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: John Herman Shaner Target entity description: John Herman Shaner was an American screenwriter best known for his work on films such as the Western comedy "Goin' South."
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A.
Allan Shivers
Allan Shivers was a mid-20th-century American politician who served as governor of Texas and was influential in the state's conservative Democratic politics.
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B.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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C.
Harold Vermilyea
Harold Vermilyea was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in stage, film, and radio productions during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Eaton L. Dickey
Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
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E.
F. B. Meek
F. B. Meek was a 19th-century American paleontologist known for his extensive work on fossil invertebrates and contributions to early geological surveys in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.