Donn Pearce
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Donn Pearce was an American novelist and former convict best known for writing the novel "Cool Hand Luke," which he later adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donn Pearce canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5001016 — 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: Donn Pearce Context triple: [Cool Hand Luke, screenwriter, Donn Pearce]
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A.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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B.
David Kurtz
David Kurtz is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname associated with the name Kurtz.
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C.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
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D.
Kirk Lazarus
Kirk Lazarus is a method-obsessed, Oscar-winning Australian actor portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the satirical war-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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E.
Charles Tucker
Charles Tucker was a 19th-century British mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Mount Kazbek in the Caucasus.
- 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: Donn Pearce Target entity description: Donn Pearce was an American novelist and former convict best known for writing the novel "Cool Hand Luke," which he later adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
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A.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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B.
David Kurtz
David Kurtz is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname associated with the name Kurtz.
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C.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
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D.
Kirk Lazarus
Kirk Lazarus is a method-obsessed, Oscar-winning Australian actor portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the satirical war-comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
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E.
Charles Tucker
Charles Tucker was a 19th-century British mountaineer known for participating in the first recorded ascent of Mount Kazbek in the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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former convict ⓘ human ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedWork |
Cool Hand Luke (1967 film)
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linked to:
Cool Hand Luke
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| author | Donn Pearce ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cool Hand Luke ⓘ |
| basedOnExperienceOf | Florida prison farm incarceration ⓘ |
| convictedOf | burglary ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-28 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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crime fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ prison novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAwardNomination | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-writing the screenplay for Cool Hand Luke (1967 film)
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writing the novel Cool Hand Luke ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cool Hand Luke ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manheim, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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linked to:
Manheim, Pennsylvania
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| residence |
Florida, United States of America
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linked to:
Florida, United States
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| screenwriter | Donn Pearce ⓘ |
| servedPrisonTimeAt |
Florida prison farm
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linked to:
Florida prison camp
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| subjectOf |
Cool Hand Luke (1967 film)
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linked to:
Cool Hand Luke
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| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| wrote | Cool Hand Luke ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donn Pearce Description of subject: Donn Pearce was an American novelist and former convict best known for writing the novel "Cool Hand Luke," which he later adapted into the acclaimed 1967 film.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.