Douglas Quail
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Douglas Quail is the original short story protagonist from Philip K. Dick’s “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” later adapted into the film character Douglas Quaid in *Total Recall*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Quail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18333744 — 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: Douglas Quail Context triple: [Douglas Quaid, basedOn, Douglas Quail]
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A.
Geoffrey Colville
Geoffrey Colville is an actor known for appearing in the classic Doctor Who serial "The Evil of the Daleks."
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B.
Douglas Howard
Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
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C.
Douglas Pike
Douglas Pike was a prominent American diplomat and scholar known for his influential analyses of the Viet Cong and the Vietnam War.
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D.
Douglas Wick
Douglas Wick is an American film producer known for acclaimed movies such as "Gladiator," "Working Girl," and "Memoirs of a Geisha."
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E.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
- 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: Douglas Quail Target entity description: Douglas Quail is the original short story protagonist from Philip K. Dick’s “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” later adapted into the film character Douglas Quaid in *Total Recall*.
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A.
Geoffrey Colville
Geoffrey Colville is an actor known for appearing in the classic Doctor Who serial "The Evil of the Daleks."
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B.
Douglas Howard
Douglas Howard was an English noblewoman of the 16th century, notable as the daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, and for her connections to the Tudor court.
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C.
Douglas Pike
Douglas Pike was a prominent American diplomat and scholar known for his influential analyses of the Viet Cong and the Vietnam War.
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D.
Douglas Wick
Douglas Wick is an American film producer known for acclaimed movies such as "Gladiator," "Working Girl," and "Memoirs of a Geisha."
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E.
John Dolman
John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.