Buzz Meeks
E1575333
UNEXPLORED
Buzz Meeks is a hard-bitten ex-cop turned fixer and enforcer in James Ellroy’s noir crime novel *The Big Nowhere*, navigating a violent web of corruption in 1950s Los Angeles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buzz Meeks canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23196167 — 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: Buzz Meeks Context triple: [The Big Nowhere, mainCharacter, Buzz Meeks]
-
A.
Scott Barnes
Scott Barnes is an American college athletics administrator who serves as the athletic director at Oregon State University and has previously held similar roles at several other universities.
-
B.
Gary E. Payton
Gary E. Payton is a former U.S. Air Force officer and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle and later held senior positions in military space and defense programs.
-
C.
Ray Allen
Ray Allen is a Hall of Fame American shooting guard renowned as one of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history, winning championships with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
-
D.
Sean Whalen
Sean Whalen is an American character actor known for his distinctive, often quirky roles in film and television, including horror and cult favorites.
-
E.
Deron Bennett
Deron Bennett is a professional comic book letterer known for his work on various titles across major publishers.
- 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: Buzz Meeks Target entity description: Buzz Meeks is a hard-bitten ex-cop turned fixer and enforcer in James Ellroy’s noir crime novel *The Big Nowhere*, navigating a violent web of corruption in 1950s Los Angeles.
-
A.
Scott Barnes
Scott Barnes is an American college athletics administrator who serves as the athletic director at Oregon State University and has previously held similar roles at several other universities.
-
B.
Gary E. Payton
Gary E. Payton is a former U.S. Air Force officer and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle and later held senior positions in military space and defense programs.
-
C.
Ray Allen
Ray Allen is a Hall of Fame American shooting guard renowned as one of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history, winning championships with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
-
D.
Sean Whalen
Sean Whalen is an American character actor known for his distinctive, often quirky roles in film and television, including horror and cult favorites.
-
E.
Deron Bennett
Deron Bennett is a professional comic book letterer known for his work on various titles across major publishers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.