Michael Shaara
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Michael Shaara was an American author best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning Civil War novel "The Killer Angels," which inspired the film "Gettysburg."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Shaara canonical | 3 |
| Jeff Shaara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18401139 — 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: Michael Shaara Context triple: [Gettysburg (1993 film), basedOnAuthor, Michael Shaara]
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A.
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for crafting scripts for adventure and war films.
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B.
Walter Lord
Walter Lord was an American historian and author best known for his meticulously researched narrative account of the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember."
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C.
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
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D.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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E.
Shelby Foote
Shelby Foote was an American novelist and historian best known for his monumental three-volume narrative history of the American Civil War and his appearances in Ken Burns’s documentary "The Civil War."
- 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: Michael Shaara Target entity description: Michael Shaara was an American author best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning Civil War novel "The Killer Angels," which inspired the film "Gettysburg."
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A.
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for crafting scripts for adventure and war films.
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B.
Walter Lord
Walter Lord was an American historian and author best known for his meticulously researched narrative account of the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember."
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C.
Bruce Catton
Bruce Catton was an American historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author best known for his popular and influential books on the American Civil War.
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D.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian and biographer best known for his popular works on World War II and the U.S. presidency.
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E.
Shelby Foote
Shelby Foote was an American novelist and historian best known for his monumental three-volume narrative history of the American Civil War and his appearances in Ken Burns’s documentary "The Civil War."
- F. None of above.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Michael Shaara