John McLendon
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John McLendon is a violent, racist World War I veteran and town leader in William Faulkner’s short story “Dry September,” who incites and leads a lynch mob.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John McLendon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21435261 — 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 McLendon Context triple: [Dry September, majorCharacter, John McLendon]
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A.
Al McGuire
Al McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA championship and later becoming a popular television commentator.
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B.
Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina to the 1957 NCAA championship and revitalizing multiple major programs.
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C.
Clarence Weatherspoon
Clarence Weatherspoon is a former American professional basketball player best known for his NBA career as a versatile forward during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught was a highly successful mid-20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Mississippi into a national powerhouse.
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E.
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp was a legendary American college basketball coach who led the University of Kentucky to multiple national championships and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
- 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 McLendon Target entity description: John McLendon is a violent, racist World War I veteran and town leader in William Faulkner’s short story “Dry September,” who incites and leads a lynch mob.
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A.
Al McGuire
Al McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading Marquette University to the 1977 NCAA championship and later becoming a popular television commentator.
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B.
Frank McGuire
Frank McGuire was a Hall of Fame American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina to the 1957 NCAA championship and revitalizing multiple major programs.
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C.
Clarence Weatherspoon
Clarence Weatherspoon is a former American professional basketball player best known for his NBA career as a versatile forward during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught was a highly successful mid-20th-century American college football coach best known for building the University of Mississippi into a national powerhouse.
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E.
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp was a legendary American college basketball coach who led the University of Kentucky to multiple national championships and became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.