Doug McCarthy
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Doug McCarthy is the central protagonist of the horror film "The Grudge," around whom the story’s haunting and supernatural events revolve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug McCarthy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16721646 — 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: Doug McCarthy Context triple: [The Grudge, mainCharacter, Doug McCarthy]
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A.
Stephen McCauley
Stephen McCauley is an American novelist known for his witty, character-driven fiction exploring contemporary relationships and urban life.
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B.
Tim McCarthy
Tim McCarthy was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer best known for serving under Sir Ernest Shackleton during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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C.
Ed McHugh
Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
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D.
Frank McCarthy
Frank McCarthy was an American film producer and former U.S. Army officer best known for producing the acclaimed World War II biographical film "Patton."
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E.
David McCormack
David McCormack is an Australian musician and composer best known as the frontman of the band Custard and for his television and film soundtrack work.
- 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: Doug McCarthy Target entity description: Doug McCarthy is the central protagonist of the horror film "The Grudge," around whom the story’s haunting and supernatural events revolve.
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A.
Stephen McCauley
Stephen McCauley is an American novelist known for his witty, character-driven fiction exploring contemporary relationships and urban life.
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B.
Tim McCarthy
Tim McCarthy was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer best known for serving under Sir Ernest Shackleton during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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C.
Ed McHugh
Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
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D.
Frank McCarthy
Frank McCarthy was an American film producer and former U.S. Army officer best known for producing the acclaimed World War II biographical film "Patton."
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E.
David McCormack
David McCormack is an Australian musician and composer best known as the frontman of the band Custard and for his television and film soundtrack work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.