Doug Smith
E1568279
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Doug Smith is the author of the novel that served as the basis for the hockey comedy film "Goon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23068106 — 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: Doug Smith Context triple: [Goon, basedOn, Doug Smith]
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A.
Al McWhiggin
Al McWhiggin is the greedy toy collector and antagonist in Pixar's animated film "Toy Story 2," known for stealing Woody to complete a valuable toy set.
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B.
Doug Laird
Doug Laird is a technology entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the innovative microprocessor company Transmeta.
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C.
Jack Briggs
Jack Briggs was an American actor best known for his marriage to Hollywood star Ginger Rogers.
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D.
J. Scott Thompson
J. Scott Thompson is an American rowing figure best known for founding the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.
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E.
Don Bolles
Don Bolles is an American punk rock drummer best known for his work with the influential Los Angeles band the Germs.
- 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: Doug Smith Target entity description: Doug Smith is the author of the novel that served as the basis for the hockey comedy film "Goon."
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A.
Al McWhiggin
Al McWhiggin is the greedy toy collector and antagonist in Pixar's animated film "Toy Story 2," known for stealing Woody to complete a valuable toy set.
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B.
Doug Laird
Doug Laird is a technology entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the innovative microprocessor company Transmeta.
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C.
Jack Briggs
Jack Briggs was an American actor best known for his marriage to Hollywood star Ginger Rogers.
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D.
J. Scott Thompson
J. Scott Thompson is an American rowing figure best known for founding the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.
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E.
Don Bolles
Don Bolles is an American punk rock drummer best known for his work with the influential Los Angeles band the Germs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.