John O'Brien
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John O'Brien was an American novelist best known for writing the semi-autobiographical novel "Leaving Las Vegas," which was later adapted into an acclaimed film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John O'Brien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14653415 — 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 O'Brien Context triple: [Leaving Las Vegas, basedOnAuthor, John O'Brien]
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A.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Frank O'Rourke
Frank O'Rourke was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his Westerns and crime fiction, several of which were adapted into films.
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C.
Roger O'Connor
Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Robert Emmett O’Connor
Robert Emmett O’Connor was an American character actor of the early 20th century, best known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying policemen or authority figures.
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E.
Ambrose O’Brien
Ambrose O’Brien was a Canadian sports executive and entrepreneur best known for helping to establish professional ice hockey leagues that were precursors to the modern NHL.
- 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 O'Brien Target entity description: John O'Brien was an American novelist best known for writing the semi-autobiographical novel "Leaving Las Vegas," which was later adapted into an acclaimed film.
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A.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Frank O'Rourke
Frank O'Rourke was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his Westerns and crime fiction, several of which were adapted into films.
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C.
Roger O'Connor
Roger O'Connor was an Irish nationalist and writer known for his radical political views in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Robert Emmett O’Connor
Robert Emmett O’Connor was an American character actor of the early 20th century, best known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying policemen or authority figures.
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E.
Ambrose O’Brien
Ambrose O’Brien was a Canadian sports executive and entrepreneur best known for helping to establish professional ice hockey leagues that were precursors to the modern NHL.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.