Richard Stark
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Richard Stark is the hardboiled crime-fiction pen name under which Donald E. Westlake wrote his acclaimed Parker novels and other gritty thrillers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Stark canonical | 2 |
| Richard Stark’s Parker novels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20746423 — 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 Stark Context triple: [Donald E. Westlake, pseudonym, Richard Stark]
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A.
Morton Smith
Morton Smith was an American biblical scholar best known for his controversial claim to have discovered the so‑called Secret Gospel of Mark.
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B.
Len Deighton
Len Deighton is a British author and historian best known for his spy novels, including "The IPCRESS File," and his influential works on military history.
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C.
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth is a British thriller writer renowned for his meticulously researched, politically charged novels such as "The Day of the Jackal."
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D.
Robert A. R. Parker
Robert A. R. Parker was a NASA astronaut and astrophysicist who flew on two Space Shuttle missions and contributed significantly to space-based scientific research.
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E.
Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is an American novelist best known for his crime and mystery thrillers, particularly the Arkady Renko series.
- 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 Stark Target entity description: Richard Stark is the hardboiled crime-fiction pen name under which Donald E. Westlake wrote his acclaimed Parker novels and other gritty thrillers.
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A.
Morton Smith
Morton Smith was an American biblical scholar best known for his controversial claim to have discovered the so‑called Secret Gospel of Mark.
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B.
Len Deighton
Len Deighton is a British author and historian best known for his spy novels, including "The IPCRESS File," and his influential works on military history.
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C.
Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth is a British thriller writer renowned for his meticulously researched, politically charged novels such as "The Day of the Jackal."
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D.
Robert A. R. Parker
Robert A. R. Parker was a NASA astronaut and astrophysicist who flew on two Space Shuttle missions and contributed significantly to space-based scientific research.
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E.
Martin Cruz Smith
Martin Cruz Smith is an American novelist best known for his crime and mystery thrillers, particularly the Arkady Renko series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Richard Stark