True Grit (novel)
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True Grit is a 1968 Western novel by Charles Portis that follows a determined 14-year-old girl seeking to avenge her father's murder with the help of a tough U.S. Marshal.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| True Grit | 8 |
| True Grit (novel) canonical | 3 |
| True Grit (1968 novel) | 1 |
| True Grit (novel by Charles Portis) | 1 |
| True Grit (serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, 1968) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3051094 — 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: True Grit (novel) Context triple: [True Grit (2010 film), basedOn, True Grit (novel)]
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A.
True Grit: A Further Adventure
"True Grit: A Further Adventure" is a 1978 made-for-television Western film that serves as a sequel to the classic movie "True Grit," continuing the story of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn.
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B.
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove is a critically acclaimed Western television miniseries, based on Larry McMurtry’s novel, that follows two retired Texas Rangers on an epic cattle drive from Texas to Montana.
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C.
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady)
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady) is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and blending action with character-driven humor and drama.
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D.
True Grit (2010 film)
True Grit (2010 film) is a Coen brothers Western drama starring Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, acclaimed for its performances, direction, and faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
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E.
La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set during the California Gold Rush, known for its lush orchestration and pioneering use of an American Western setting in opera.
- 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: True Grit (novel) Target entity description: True Grit is a 1968 Western novel by Charles Portis that follows a determined 14-year-old girl seeking to avenge her father's murder with the help of a tough U.S. Marshal.
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A.
True Grit: A Further Adventure
"True Grit: A Further Adventure" is a 1978 made-for-television Western film that serves as a sequel to the classic movie "True Grit," continuing the story of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn.
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B.
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove is a critically acclaimed Western television miniseries, based on Larry McMurtry’s novel, that follows two retired Texas Rangers on an epic cattle drive from Texas to Montana.
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C.
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady)
Rooster Cogburn (and the Lady) is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and blending action with character-driven humor and drama.
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D.
True Grit (2010 film)
True Grit (2010 film) is a Coen brothers Western drama starring Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, acclaimed for its performances, direction, and faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
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E.
La fanciulla del West
La fanciulla del West is an opera by Giacomo Puccini set during the California Gold Rush, known for its lush orchestration and pioneering use of an American Western setting in opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
True Grit (1969 film)
ⓘ
True Grit (2010 film) ⓘ |
| ageOfProtagonist | 14 ⓘ |
| author | Charles Portis ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
justice ⓘ moral courage ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| containsElement |
frontier justice
ⓘ
journey narrative ⓘ pursuit of an outlaw ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
LaBoeuf
ⓘ
Rooster Cogburn ⓘ
surface form:
Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
Tom Chaney ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Saturday Evening Post ⓘ |
| follows | Mattie Ross seeking to avenge her father’s murder ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
ⓘ
adventure fiction ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Texas Ranger
ⓘ
surface form:
LaBoeuf is a Texas Ranger
Rooster Cogburn ⓘ
surface form:
Rooster Cogburn is a tough U.S. Marshal
Tom Chaney is the murderer of Mattie Ross’s father ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryReputation | American classic Western novel ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
deadpan humor
ⓘ
plainspoken prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
LaBoeuf
ⓘ
Mattie Ross ⓘ Rooster Cogburn ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | Mattie Ross ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong female protagonist in a Western setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mattie Ross ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| setting |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Indian Territory ⓘ |
| timeSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: True Grit (novel) Description of subject: True Grit is a 1968 Western novel by Charles Portis that follows a determined 14-year-old girl seeking to avenge her father's murder with the help of a tough U.S. Marshal.
Referenced by (14)
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True Grit
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True Grit
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True Grit
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True Grit (novel by Charles Portis)
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True Grit
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True Grit (1968 novel)
this entity surface form:
True Grit (serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, 1968)
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True Grit