Link Appleyard
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Link Appleyard is a supporting character in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," known as the often-timid town marshal of Shinbone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Link Appleyard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18026556 — 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: Link Appleyard Context triple: [Shinbone, associatedWithCharacter, Link Appleyard]
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A.
Marc Appleton
Marc Appleton is an American architect known for his high-end residential designs and for being married to actress and director Joanna Kerns.
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B.
Mr. Applegate
Mr. Applegate is the devilish antagonist in the musical "Damn Yankees," who tempts a baseball fan with a Faustian bargain to help his favorite team win.
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C.
Charlie Hume
Charlie Hume is the son of Desmond Hume in the television series "Lost."
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D.
Andrew Davenport
Andrew Davenport is a British television writer and producer best known for creating the preschool series "Teletubbies."
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E.
Mac Wilkins
Mac Wilkins is an American discus thrower and Olympic gold medalist renowned for setting multiple world records in the 1970s.
- 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: Link Appleyard Target entity description: Link Appleyard is a supporting character in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," known as the often-timid town marshal of Shinbone.
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A.
Marc Appleton
Marc Appleton is an American architect known for his high-end residential designs and for being married to actress and director Joanna Kerns.
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B.
Mr. Applegate
Mr. Applegate is the devilish antagonist in the musical "Damn Yankees," who tempts a baseball fan with a Faustian bargain to help his favorite team win.
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C.
Charlie Hume
Charlie Hume is the son of Desmond Hume in the television series "Lost."
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D.
Andrew Davenport
Andrew Davenport is a British television writer and producer best known for creating the preschool series "Teletubbies."
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E.
Mac Wilkins
Mac Wilkins is an American discus thrower and Olympic gold medalist renowned for setting multiple world records in the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.