Harry Brown
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Harry Brown was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on war-themed films and literature in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Brown canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5384572 — 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: Harry Brown Context triple: [Sands of Iwo Jima, screenwriter, Harry Brown]
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A.
Joe Brown
Joe Brown was a renowned British mountaineer celebrated for pioneering ascents in the mid-20th century and for helping usher in the era of modern rock climbing.
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B.
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is an American writer and illustrator best known as the husband and creative collaborator of author Reeve Lindbergh.
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C.
Lyndon Ogbourne
Lyndon Ogbourne is a British actor best known for his role as Nathan Wylde in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale."
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D.
Hubert Butler
Hubert Butler was an Irish essayist, historian, and human rights advocate known for his writings on Irish identity, nationalism, and European affairs.
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E.
Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson was a British Labour Party politician who served as a long-standing MP and Secretary of State for Health in Tony Blair’s first government.
- 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: Harry Brown Target entity description: Harry Brown was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on war-themed films and literature in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Joe Brown
Joe Brown was a renowned British mountaineer celebrated for pioneering ascents in the mid-20th century and for helping usher in the era of modern rock climbing.
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B.
Richard Brown
Richard Brown is an American writer and illustrator best known as the husband and creative collaborator of author Reeve Lindbergh.
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C.
Lyndon Ogbourne
Lyndon Ogbourne is a British actor best known for his role as Nathan Wylde in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale."
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D.
Hubert Butler
Hubert Butler was an Irish essayist, historian, and human rights advocate known for his writings on Irish identity, nationalism, and European affairs.
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E.
Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson was a British Labour Party politician who served as a long-standing MP and Secretary of State for Health in Tony Blair’s first government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
ⓘ
person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedOnHisWork |
A Walk in the Sun (1945 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eight Iron Men (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-11-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bowdoin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Yank, the Army Weekly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war fiction ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
war-themed films
ⓘ
war-themed literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Walk in the Sun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Walk in the Sun (film screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ A Walk in the Sun (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eight Iron Men NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stars in Their Courses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Blue Yonder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| screenwriterFor |
A Walk in the Sun (1945 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eight Iron Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean's 11 (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swell Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man with the Golden Arm (uncredited work, disputed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Potter (marriage details not fully documented) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Walk in the Sun (novel)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Poem of Bunker Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sentry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stars in Their Courses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Blue Yonder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Brown Description of subject: Harry Brown was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on war-themed films and literature in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.