Curt Henderson
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Curt Henderson is a central character from the coming-of-age film "American Graffiti," portrayed as a thoughtful, somewhat restless teenager on the brink of leaving his small town for college.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curt Henderson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3819811 — 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: Curt Henderson Context triple: [More American Graffiti, featuresCharacter, Curt Henderson]
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A.
Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson is a witty, science-loving teenager from the Netflix series "Stranger Things," known for his loyalty, curiosity, and inventive problem-solving in the face of supernatural threats.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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D.
Anthony McHenry
Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
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E.
Ed Masterson
Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
- 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: Curt Henderson Target entity description: Curt Henderson is a central character from the coming-of-age film "American Graffiti," portrayed as a thoughtful, somewhat restless teenager on the brink of leaving his small town for college.
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A.
Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson is a witty, science-loving teenager from the Netflix series "Stranger Things," known for his loyalty, curiosity, and inventive problem-solving in the face of supernatural threats.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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D.
Anthony McHenry
Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
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E.
Ed Masterson
Ed Masterson was an American lawman and marshal in the Old West, best known for his role in Dodge City, Kansas, and as the brother of famed gunfighter and lawman Bat Masterson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Graffiti ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cruising culture
ⓘ
rock and roll music ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
restless
ⓘ
thoughtful ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| educationStatus | about to leave for college ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | George Lucas ⓘ |
| filmProducerOfWork | Francis Ford Coppola ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | coming-of-age film ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
John Milner
ⓘ
Steve Bolander ⓘ Terry Fields ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | mysterious blonde in a white Thunderbird ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Laurie Henderson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeStage | teenager ⓘ |
| mainConflict | indecision about leaving home for college ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
leaving home ⓘ transition to adulthood ⓘ |
| notableDecision | decides to leave town for college at the end of the film ⓘ |
| notableScene |
listening to Wolfman Jack on the radio
ⓘ
searching for the blonde in the white Thunderbird ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| partOf | American Graffiti franchise ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
conflicted about his future
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ |
| portrayedInGenre |
comedy-drama film
ⓘ
teen film ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
George Lucas
ⓘ
Gloria Katz ⓘ Willard Huyck ⓘ |
| setting | small town in California ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1973 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curt Henderson Description of subject: Curt Henderson is a central character from the coming-of-age film "American Graffiti," portrayed as a thoughtful, somewhat restless teenager on the brink of leaving his small town for college.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.