John Wojtowicz
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John Wojtowicz was an American bank robber whose attempted 1972 heist to fund his partner’s gender-affirming surgery inspired the film "Dog Day Afternoon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Wojtowicz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20158332 — 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: John Wojtowicz Context triple: [The Third Memory, depicts, John Wojtowicz]
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A.
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Joseph Badalucco Jr. is an American actor and former film industry prop master known for his supporting roles in films and television, including appearances on series like "The Sopranos."
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B.
Patrick Scavo
Patrick Scavo is one of Lynette Scavo’s children on the television series "Desperate Housewives."
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C.
Jeffrey Goines
Jeffrey Goines is a mentally unstable, anarchistic activist portrayed by Brad Pitt in the science fiction film "12 Monkeys."
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D.
Michael Bates
Michael Bates was a British character actor known for his roles in films and television, including a notable appearance in the war epic "Patton" (1970).
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E.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony was an American director, actor, and occasional screenwriter best known for his work on Broadway and in mid-20th-century film and television.
- 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: John Wojtowicz Target entity description: John Wojtowicz was an American bank robber whose attempted 1972 heist to fund his partner’s gender-affirming surgery inspired the film "Dog Day Afternoon."
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A.
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Joseph Badalucco Jr. is an American actor and former film industry prop master known for his supporting roles in films and television, including appearances on series like "The Sopranos."
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B.
Patrick Scavo
Patrick Scavo is one of Lynette Scavo’s children on the television series "Desperate Housewives."
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C.
Jeffrey Goines
Jeffrey Goines is a mentally unstable, anarchistic activist portrayed by Brad Pitt in the science fiction film "12 Monkeys."
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D.
Michael Bates
Michael Bates was a British character actor known for his roles in films and television, including a notable appearance in the war epic "Patton" (1970).
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E.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony was an American director, actor, and occasional screenwriter best known for his work on Broadway and in mid-20th-century film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
real-life bank robber Salvatore Naturile
subject linked to:
bank robber Sonny Wortzik