Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
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Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
All labels observed (1)
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| Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4337418 — 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: Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance Context triple: [The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, antagonistRole, Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance]
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A.
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton was an American character actor and musician known for his distinctive, world-weary presence in films such as "Paris, Texas," "Repo Man," and "Alien."
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B.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
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C.
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott was a prominent American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1930s–1950s.
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D.
Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his iconic role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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E.
George S. Houston
George S. Houston was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Alabama and later as a U.S. senator.
- 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: Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance Target entity description: Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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A.
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton was an American character actor and musician known for his distinctive, world-weary presence in films such as "Paris, Texas," "Repo Man," and "Alien."
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B.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
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C.
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott was a prominent American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1930s–1950s.
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D.
Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for his iconic role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the classic television sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show."
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E.
George S. Houston
George S. Houston was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Alabama and later as a U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| alignment | outlaw gang leader ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Ransom Stoddard
ⓘ
Tom Doniphon ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
black hat
ⓘ
leather vest ⓘ spurs ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cruel
ⓘ
intimidating ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
James Warner Bellah
ⓘ
Willis Goldbeck ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ⓘ |
| demands | protection money ⓘ |
| directedBy | John Ford ⓘ |
| fate | shot and killed ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| killedBy | Tom Doniphon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Ransom Stoddard’s rise
ⓘ
embodiment of lawlessness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential villain in Western cinema
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menacing demeanor ⓘ sadistic behavior ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | "cold-blooded, vicious, mean" description by townspeople ⓘ |
| notableScene |
gunfight on the street
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restaurant confrontation with Ransom Stoddard ⓘ stagecoach robbery ⓘ |
| occupation |
gunslinger
ⓘ
outlaw ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lee Marvin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Shinbone ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
law vs. lawlessness
ⓘ
myth of the American West ⓘ |
| threatens | townspeople of Shinbone ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice |
handgun
ⓘ
whip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance Description of subject: Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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