David Storey
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David Storey was an English novelist and playwright, known for his gritty depictions of working-class life and for adapting his own novel into the acclaimed film "This Sporting Life."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Storey canonical | 7 |
| David Storey (writer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20154161 — 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: David Storey Context triple: [This Sporting Life, screenwriter, David Storey]
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A.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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B.
Douglas Stewart
Douglas Stewart was a film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on the 1983 space drama "The Right Stuff."
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C.
Graham Swift
Graham Swift is a British novelist known for his psychologically rich, intricately structured works such as "Waterland" and "Last Orders," which explore memory, history, and personal identity.
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D.
Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a British journalist, author, and former BBC correspondent known for his investigative writing, including the book that inspired the film "Philomena."
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E.
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
- 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: David Storey Target entity description: David Storey was an English novelist and playwright, known for his gritty depictions of working-class life and for adapting his own novel into the acclaimed film "This Sporting Life."
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A.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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B.
Douglas Stewart
Douglas Stewart was a film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning work on the 1983 space drama "The Right Stuff."
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C.
Graham Swift
Graham Swift is a British novelist known for his psychologically rich, intricately structured works such as "Waterland" and "Last Orders," which explore memory, history, and personal identity.
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D.
Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a British journalist, author, and former BBC correspondent known for his investigative writing, including the book that inspired the film "Philomena."
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E.
Angus Wilson
Angus Wilson was a prominent 20th-century British novelist and short story writer known for his satirical and socially observant fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.