Floyd Barton
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Floyd Barton is the charismatic yet troubled blues guitarist at the center of August Wilson’s play "Seven Guitars," whose dreams of musical success collide with the harsh realities of mid-20th-century Black life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Floyd Barton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17063195 — 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: Floyd Barton Context triple: [Seven Guitars, protagonist, Floyd Barton]
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A.
Floyd Lounsbury
Floyd Lounsbury was an American linguist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the decipherment and understanding of Maya hieroglyphic writing.
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B.
Floyd Spence
Floyd Spence was a long-serving Republican U.S. Congressman from South Carolina who chaired the House Armed Services Committee and was known for his strong support of national defense.
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C.
Bob Bicknell
Bob Bicknell is an American football coach and former player known for his roles as an assistant coach with several NFL and college teams.
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D.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
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E.
John Farris
John Farris is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his horror and suspense fiction, including the novel that inspired Brian De Palma’s film "The Fury."
- 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: Floyd Barton Target entity description: Floyd Barton is the charismatic yet troubled blues guitarist at the center of August Wilson’s play "Seven Guitars," whose dreams of musical success collide with the harsh realities of mid-20th-century Black life.
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A.
Floyd Lounsbury
Floyd Lounsbury was an American linguist and anthropologist renowned for his pioneering contributions to the decipherment and understanding of Maya hieroglyphic writing.
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B.
Floyd Spence
Floyd Spence was a long-serving Republican U.S. Congressman from South Carolina who chaired the House Armed Services Committee and was known for his strong support of national defense.
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C.
Bob Bicknell
Bob Bicknell is an American football coach and former player known for his roles as an assistant coach with several NFL and college teams.
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D.
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1970s, including a memorable role as the harried film director in "Singin' in the Rain."
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E.
John Farris
John Farris is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his horror and suspense fiction, including the novel that inspired Brian De Palma’s film "The Fury."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.