Tom Doniphon
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Tom Doniphon is a rugged, morally complex rancher portrayed by John Wayne in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Doniphon canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4337406 — 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: Tom Doniphon Context triple: [The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, mainCharacter, Tom Doniphon]
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A.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
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B.
Cliff Potts
Cliff Potts is an American actor best known for his role in the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running" and for numerous television appearances in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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D.
Hank Booth
Hank Booth is a recurring character on the television series "Bones," known as Seeley Booth's grandfather and a former Army veteran.
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E.
Eddie Stinson
Eddie Stinson was an American aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer known for founding the Stinson Aircraft Company and producing popular light and commercial airplanes in the early 20th century.
- 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: Tom Doniphon Target entity description: Tom Doniphon is a rugged, morally complex rancher portrayed by John Wayne in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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A.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
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B.
Cliff Potts
Cliff Potts is an American actor best known for his role in the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running" and for numerous television appearances in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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D.
Hank Booth
Hank Booth is a recurring character on the television series "Bones," known as Seeley Booth's grandfather and a former Army veteran.
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E.
Eddie Stinson
Eddie Stinson was an American aviation pioneer and aircraft manufacturer known for founding the Stinson Aircraft Company and producing popular light and commercial airplanes in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | black-and-white Western film ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Hallie
ⓘ
Liberty Valance ⓘ Ransom Stoddard ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | American Western film ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | ranch outside Shinbone ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paramount Pictures production team ⓘ |
| createdFor |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
|
| directorOfWork | John Ford ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance |
pragmatic
ⓘ
protective of others ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest |
Hallie (implied romantic interest)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hallie
|
| hasPersonalityTrait |
morally complex
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | complex hero ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInStory | embodies frontier justice ⓘ |
| narrativeImportance | key to the film’s central mystery ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central supporting character
ⓘ
moral counterpoint to Ransom Stoddard ⓘ |
| nationalityInUniverse | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
independent ranch owner
ⓘ
skilled gunfighter ⓘ |
| occupation | rancher ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle |
stoic
ⓘ
taciturn cowboy archetype ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Wayne ⓘ |
| portrayedByInLanguage |
John Wayne (English)
ⓘ
linked to:
John Wayne
|
| productionCompanyOfWork | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| setIn |
Shinbone (fictional town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hooterville
|
| settingTimePeriod | late 19th-century American West (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| storyThemeInvolvement |
conflict between law and violence
ⓘ
myth of the American West ⓘ personal sacrifice ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic | typically seen in cowboy attire ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | revolver ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Doniphon Description of subject: Tom Doniphon is a rugged, morally complex rancher portrayed by John Wayne in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.