The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid
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The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid is an 1882 biography of the outlaw Billy the Kid, written by Sheriff Pat Garrett and widely regarded as a key—though controversial—source on the gunfighter’s life and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16478520 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid Context triple: [Pat Garrett, notableWork, The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid]
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A.
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a genre-blending, experimental book by Michael Ondaatje that reimagines the life and legend of the outlaw Billy the Kid through poetry, prose, and fragmented narrative.
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The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a scholarly study that reexamines the historical events and evolving legends surrounding lawman Pat Garrett’s killing of outlaw Billy the Kid and their subsequent representation in film and popular culture.
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C.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is a 1950s American Western television series following the frontier exploits of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok and his sidekick Jingles.
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D.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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E.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (film)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah that dramatizes the legendary conflict between outlaw Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid Target entity description: The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid is an 1882 biography of the outlaw Billy the Kid, written by Sheriff Pat Garrett and widely regarded as a key—though controversial—source on the gunfighter’s life and death.
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A.
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a genre-blending, experimental book by Michael Ondaatje that reimagines the life and legend of the outlaw Billy the Kid through poetry, prose, and fragmented narrative.
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B.
The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
The Authentic Death and Contentious Afterlife of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a scholarly study that reexamines the historical events and evolving legends surrounding lawman Pat Garrett’s killing of outlaw Billy the Kid and their subsequent representation in film and popular culture.
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C.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is a 1950s American Western television series following the frontier exploits of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok and his sidekick Jingles.
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D.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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E.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (film)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah that dramatizes the legendary conflict between outlaw Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.