William Wister Haines
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William Wister Haines was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his works about aviation and World War II, including the novel "High Tension" and the play "Command Decision."
All labels observed (1)
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| William Wister Haines canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21666551 — 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: William Wister Haines Context triple: [Alibi Ike, screenwriter, William Wister Haines]
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A.
William Haines
William Haines was a 19th-century Australian politician who became the first Premier of the colony of Victoria, helping to establish its early system of responsible government.
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B.
William Haines
William Haines was a popular American silent film actor of the 1920s who later became a successful interior designer after his Hollywood career declined.
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C.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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D.
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts was an American actress best known for her distinctive comedic persona in early Hollywood films and later in radio 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: William Wister Haines Target entity description: William Wister Haines was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his works about aviation and World War II, including the novel "High Tension" and the play "Command Decision."
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A.
William Haines
William Haines was a popular American silent film actor of the 1920s who later became a successful interior designer after his Hollywood career declined.
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B.
William Haines
William Haines was a 19th-century Australian politician who became the first Premier of the colony of Victoria, helping to establish its early system of responsible government.
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C.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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D.
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts was an American actress best known for her distinctive comedic persona in early Hollywood films and later in radio and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.