Daniel Wallace
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Daniel Wallace is an American novelist best known for his whimsical, magical-realist work "Big Fish," which was later adapted into a popular film and stage musical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel Wallace canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2644224 — 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: Daniel Wallace Context triple: [Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, author, Daniel Wallace]
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A.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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B.
Dan Jewett
Dan Jewett is an American science teacher known for his brief marriage to billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott.
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C.
David Denman
David Denman is an American actor best known for his role as Roy Anderson on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for supporting performances in films and television series across comedy and drama.
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D.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
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E.
Dan Goodman
Dan Goodman is a central character in the rock musical "Next to Normal," portrayed as a devoted husband and father struggling to hold his family together amid his wife's severe mental illness.
- 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: Daniel Wallace Target entity description: Daniel Wallace is an American novelist best known for his whimsical, magical-realist work "Big Fish," which was later adapted into a popular film and stage musical.
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A.
Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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B.
Dan Jewett
Dan Jewett is an American science teacher known for his brief marriage to billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott.
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C.
David Denman
David Denman is an American actor best known for his role as Roy Anderson on the U.S. version of "The Office" and for supporting performances in films and television series across comedy and drama.
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D.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
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E.
Dan Goodman
Dan Goodman is a central character in the rock musical "Next to Normal," portrayed as a devoted husband and father struggling to hold his family together amid his wife's severe mental illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novelist
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ stage musical ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Wallace self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Big Fish (novel)
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surface form:
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Extraordinary Adventures ⓘ Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician ⓘ Ray in Reverse ⓘ The Kings and Queens of Roam ⓘ The Watermelon King ⓘ This Isn’t Going to End Well ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Big Fish (novel)
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surface form:
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1959 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Emory University
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| employer | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creative writing
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literature ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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fantasy fiction ⓘ magical realism ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://danielwallace.org/ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Wallace self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor | novel Big Fish and its adaptations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Big Fish (novel)
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surface form:
Big Fish
Big Fish (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
|
| occupation |
creative writing professor
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novelist ⓘ professor ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| workAdaptedAs |
Big Fish
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surface form:
Big Fish (2003 film)
Big Fish ⓘ
surface form:
Big Fish (stage musical)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel Wallace Description of subject: Daniel Wallace is an American novelist best known for his whimsical, magical-realist work "Big Fish," which was later adapted into a popular film and stage musical.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions