Lieutenant Zachary Garber
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Lieutenant Zachary Garber is a seasoned New York City Transit Authority police officer who leads the tense negotiation and response to a subway hijacking in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Zachary Garber canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5453815 — 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: Lieutenant Zachary Garber Context triple: [The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, mainCharacter, Lieutenant Zachary Garber]
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A.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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B.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Lt. Blair Williams
Lt. Blair Williams is a resistance pilot and key supporting character in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
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D.
Lt. Willard Slattery
Lt. Willard Slattery is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Slattery’s Hurricane," a former Navy pilot drawn into a dangerous mission amid a powerful storm while grappling with personal and moral conflicts.
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E.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
- 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: Lieutenant Zachary Garber Target entity description: Lieutenant Zachary Garber is a seasoned New York City Transit Authority police officer who leads the tense negotiation and response to a subway hijacking in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
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A.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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B.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Lt. Blair Williams
Lt. Blair Williams is a resistance pilot and key supporting character in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
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D.
Lt. Willard Slattery
Lt. Willard Slattery is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Slattery’s Hurricane," a former Navy pilot drawn into a dangerous mission amid a powerful storm while grappling with personal and moral conflicts.
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E.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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police officer ⓘ |
| affiliation | Transit Police ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | novel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ⓘ |
| characterType | law enforcement officer protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (novel)
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linked to:
novel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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| employer | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | thriller ⓘ |
| handles | subway hijacking ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
lead negotiator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | New York City Transit Authority police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | 1974 film adaptation of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | resolving hostage situation on hijacked subway train ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Manhattan ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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New York City subway system ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Subway
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Zachary Garber Description of subject: Lieutenant Zachary Garber is a seasoned New York City Transit Authority police officer who leads the tense negotiation and response to a subway hijacking in the thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.