The Old Man
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The Old Man is the enigmatic, high-ranking intelligence official who leads the covert fight against alien invaders in Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel "The Puppet Masters."
All labels observed (1)
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| The Old Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19582997 — 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 Old Man Context triple: [The Puppet Masters, mainCharacter, The Old Man]
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The Old Man
The Old Man is a mysterious, possibly hallucinatory figure in Sam Shepard’s play "Fool for Love," who serves as a haunting embodiment of the characters’ fractured family past and buried guilt.
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The Old Man
The Old Man is a central, enigmatic figure in August Strindberg’s play "The Ghost Sonata," embodying themes of guilt, decay, and hidden corruption within bourgeois society.
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The Old Man
The Old Man is a thriller drama television series starring Jeff Bridges as a former CIA operative forced back into hiding and conflict when his past catches up with him.
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The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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The Old Man
The Old Man is a character or section within the work "The Use of Ashes," likely serving as a central, reflective figure that contributes to the work’s thematic depth.
- 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 Old Man Target entity description: The Old Man is the enigmatic, high-ranking intelligence official who leads the covert fight against alien invaders in Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel "The Puppet Masters."
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A.
The Old Man
The Old Man is a mysterious, possibly hallucinatory figure in Sam Shepard’s play "Fool for Love," who serves as a haunting embodiment of the characters’ fractured family past and buried guilt.
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B.
The Old Man
The Old Man is a character or section within the work "The Use of Ashes," likely serving as a central, reflective figure that contributes to the work’s thematic depth.
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C.
The Old Man
The Old Man is a thriller drama television series starring Jeff Bridges as a former CIA operative forced back into hiding and conflict when his past catches up with him.
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D.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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E.
The Old Man
The Old Man is a central, enigmatic figure in August Strindberg’s play "The Ghost Sonata," embodying themes of guilt, decay, and hidden corruption within bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.