Richard Forthrast
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Richard Forthrast is a wealthy, eccentric tech entrepreneur and former marijuana smuggler who becomes entangled in a high-stakes cybercrime and terrorism plot in Neal Stephenson’s novel "Reamde."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Forthrast canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19755165 — 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: Richard Forthrast Context triple: [Reamde, protagonist, Richard Forthrast]
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A.
Andrew DeRoberts
Andrew DeRoberts is a music producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary country music.
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B.
Brian J. Reynolds
Brian J. Reynolds is a cinematographer best known for his work on the crime film "Gang Related."
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C.
Tharon Musser
Tharon Musser was a pioneering American lighting designer renowned for revolutionizing Broadway lighting with her innovative use of computerized systems on landmark productions.
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D.
Jeff Gillen
Jeff Gillen was an American actor and filmmaker best known for co-directing the cult horror film "Deranged" and appearing in movies such as "A Christmas Story."
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E.
Stephen Trask
Stephen Trask is an American composer and musician best known for his work on the rock musical and film "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and for scoring various independent films.
- 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: Richard Forthrast Target entity description: Richard Forthrast is a wealthy, eccentric tech entrepreneur and former marijuana smuggler who becomes entangled in a high-stakes cybercrime and terrorism plot in Neal Stephenson’s novel "Reamde."
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A.
Andrew DeRoberts
Andrew DeRoberts is a music producer and songwriter known for his work in contemporary country music.
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B.
Brian J. Reynolds
Brian J. Reynolds is a cinematographer best known for his work on the crime film "Gang Related."
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C.
Tharon Musser
Tharon Musser was a pioneering American lighting designer renowned for revolutionizing Broadway lighting with her innovative use of computerized systems on landmark productions.
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D.
Jeff Gillen
Jeff Gillen was an American actor and filmmaker best known for co-directing the cult horror film "Deranged" and appearing in movies such as "A Christmas Story."
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E.
Stephen Trask
Stephen Trask is an American composer and musician best known for his work on the rock musical and film "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and for scoring various independent films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.