The Thin White Duke
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The Thin White Duke is a theatrical, emotionally detached persona created and performed by David Bowie during his mid-1970s period, most prominently associated with the album "Station to Station."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Thin White Duke canonical | 1 |
| Thin White Duke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18146535 — 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: The Thin White Duke Context triple: [Station to Station, featuresCharacter, The Thin White Duke]
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A.
Black Magpie
Black Magpie is the English meaning of the German river name "Schwarze Elster," referring to a dark-colored magpie.
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B.
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film adaptation of John Fante’s novel, starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Depression-era Los Angeles.
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C.
The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead is a critically acclaimed 1986 alternative rock album by English band The Smiths, often regarded as their masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of all time.
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D.
Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory is a critically acclaimed 1971 art rock album by David Bowie, known for its eclectic style and songs like "Changes" and "Life on Mars?".
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E.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
- 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: The Thin White Duke Target entity description: The Thin White Duke is a theatrical, emotionally detached persona created and performed by David Bowie during his mid-1970s period, most prominently associated with the album "Station to Station."
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A.
Black Magpie
Black Magpie is the English meaning of the German river name "Schwarze Elster," referring to a dark-colored magpie.
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B.
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film adaptation of John Fante’s novel, starring Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell in Depression-era Los Angeles.
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C.
The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead is a critically acclaimed 1986 alternative rock album by English band The Smiths, often regarded as their masterpiece and one of the greatest albums of all time.
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D.
Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory is a critically acclaimed 1971 art rock album by David Bowie, known for its eclectic style and songs like "Changes" and "Life on Mars?".
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E.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine is a 1998 glam rock–themed drama film directed by Todd Haynes that explores identity, sexuality, and fame through the rise and fall of a fictional rock star in 1970s Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Thin White Duke