The Boy of a Thousand Faces
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The Boy of a Thousand Faces is a children's picture book by Brian Selznick about a young horror-movie fan who transforms himself into a master of disguises and faces his fears one Halloween night.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Boy of a Thousand Faces canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23536000 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy of a Thousand Faces Context triple: [Brian Selznick, notableWork, The Boy of a Thousand Faces]
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A.
Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces is a 1957 biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary character actor and makeup pioneer Lon Chaney.
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B.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the famous nickname of Mel Blanc, the legendary voice actor behind many iconic Looney Tunes and other cartoon characters.
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C.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the celebrated nickname of Paul Frees, a prolific American voice actor renowned for his extraordinary vocal range and iconic work in animation, film, and theme parks.
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D.
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British film noir drama directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its suspenseful portrayal of a young boy who unwittingly becomes entangled in an adult world of lies and murder.
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E.
Nazarin
Nazarin is a 1959 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, acclaimed for its exploration of faith, morality, and social injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Boy of a Thousand Faces Target entity description: The Boy of a Thousand Faces is a children's picture book by Brian Selznick about a young horror-movie fan who transforms himself into a master of disguises and faces his fears one Halloween night.
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A.
Man of a Thousand Faces
Man of a Thousand Faces is a 1957 biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary character actor and makeup pioneer Lon Chaney.
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B.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the famous nickname of Mel Blanc, the legendary voice actor behind many iconic Looney Tunes and other cartoon characters.
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C.
The Man of a Thousand Voices
The Man of a Thousand Voices is the celebrated nickname of Paul Frees, a prolific American voice actor renowned for his extraordinary vocal range and iconic work in animation, film, and theme parks.
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D.
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol is a 1948 British film noir drama directed by Carol Reed, acclaimed for its suspenseful portrayal of a young boy who unwittingly becomes entangled in an adult world of lies and murder.
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E.
Nazarin
Nazarin is a 1959 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, acclaimed for its exploration of faith, morality, and social injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.