The Expendable Man
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The Expendable Man is a 1963 psychological crime novel by Dorothy B. Hughes, acclaimed for its tense, noir-inflected exploration of paranoia, prejudice, and wrongful accusation in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Expendable Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16417284 — 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: The Expendable Man Context triple: [Dorothy B. Hughes, notableWork, The Expendable Man]
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A.
The Indestructible Man
The Indestructible Man is a 1956 American science fiction horror film starring Lon Chaney Jr. as a resurrected criminal seeking revenge.
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B.
The Outside Man
The Outside Man is a 1972 French-Italian-American crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ann-Margret.
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C.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
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D.
Animal Man
Animal Man is a DC Comics superhero, often associated with mature-reader Vertigo stories, who can mimic the abilities of any animal and frequently explores metafictional and philosophical themes.
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E.
The Man Beneath
The Man Beneath is a 1919 silent drama film starring Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa, showcasing his early Hollywood leading-man career.
- 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: The Expendable Man Target entity description: The Expendable Man is a 1963 psychological crime novel by Dorothy B. Hughes, acclaimed for its tense, noir-inflected exploration of paranoia, prejudice, and wrongful accusation in the American Southwest.
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A.
The Indestructible Man
The Indestructible Man is a 1956 American science fiction horror film starring Lon Chaney Jr. as a resurrected criminal seeking revenge.
-
B.
The Outside Man
The Outside Man is a 1972 French-Italian-American crime thriller film directed by Jacques Deray and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ann-Margret.
-
C.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
-
D.
Animal Man
Animal Man is a DC Comics superhero, often associated with mature-reader Vertigo stories, who can mimic the abilities of any animal and frequently explores metafictional and philosophical themes.
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E.
The Man Beneath
The Man Beneath is a 1919 silent drama film starring Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa, showcasing his early Hollywood leading-man career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.