James Wood
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James Wood is a British literary critic, essayist, and novelist known for his influential work at The New Yorker and his rigorous, stylistically attentive approach to contemporary fiction.
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| James Wood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15637514 — 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: James Wood Context triple: [Claire Messud, spouse, James Wood]
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James Wood
James Wood is a British writer, producer, and actor best known for co-creating and writing the acclaimed BBC sitcom "Rev." featuring Reverend Adam Smallbone.
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B.
James Wood
James Wood was an American political figure after whom Wood County in West Virginia was named, likely due to his regional influence or public service.
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C.
James Denton
James Denton is an American actor best known for playing plumber Mike Delfino on the television series "Desperate Housewives."
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D.
Geoffrey Wright
Geoffrey Wright is an Australian film director best known for his gritty and controversial work, including the neo-Nazi skinhead drama "Romper Stomper."
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E.
Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham is an English character actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films and television series such as "This Is England," "Boardwalk Empire," and "The Irishman."
- 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: James Wood Target entity description: James Wood is a British literary critic, essayist, and novelist known for his influential work at The New Yorker and his rigorous, stylistically attentive approach to contemporary fiction.
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A.
James Wood
James Wood was an American political figure after whom Wood County in West Virginia was named, likely due to his regional influence or public service.
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B.
James Wood
James Wood is a British writer, producer, and actor best known for co-creating and writing the acclaimed BBC sitcom "Rev." featuring Reverend Adam Smallbone.
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C.
James Denton
James Denton is an American actor best known for playing plumber Mike Delfino on the television series "Desperate Housewives."
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D.
Geoffrey Wright
Geoffrey Wright is an Australian film director best known for his gritty and controversial work, including the neo-Nazi skinhead drama "Romper Stomper."
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E.
Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham is an English character actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in films and television series such as "This Is England," "Boardwalk Empire," and "The Irishman."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.