Felix Turner
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Felix Turner is a fictional character portrayed by Matt Bomer in the acclaimed AIDS-era drama film "The Normal Heart."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Felix Turner canonical | 3 |
| Felix Turner (stage play character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5550530 — 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: Felix Turner Context triple: [Matt Bomer, playedCharacter, Felix Turner]
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A.
Francis Turner
Francis Turner was a 17th-century English bishop of Ely best known as one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence and were subsequently tried and acquitted for seditious libel.
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B.
Felix Gillie
Felix Gillie is a bumbling yet endearing assistant to an unscrupulous undertaker in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors."
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C.
Elgin Turner
Elgin Turner is the birth name of Masta Killa, an American rapper best known as a member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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D.
Fredrick Jamel Tipton
Fredrick Jamel Tipton is an American rapper and songwriter better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, recognized for his gritty lyricism and collaborations across underground and mainstream hip-hop.
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E.
Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Pratt was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a symbol of wrongful conviction and political repression in the United States after his controversial murder conviction was overturned.
- 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: Felix Turner Target entity description: Felix Turner is a fictional character portrayed by Matt Bomer in the acclaimed AIDS-era drama film "The Normal Heart."
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A.
Francis Turner
Francis Turner was a 17th-century English bishop of Ely best known as one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s Declaration of Indulgence and were subsequently tried and acquitted for seditious libel.
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B.
Felix Gillie
Felix Gillie is a bumbling yet endearing assistant to an unscrupulous undertaker in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors."
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C.
Elgin Turner
Elgin Turner is the birth name of Masta Killa, an American rapper best known as a member of the influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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D.
Fredrick Jamel Tipton
Fredrick Jamel Tipton is an American rapper and songwriter better known by his stage name Freddie Gibbs, recognized for his gritty lyricism and collaborations across underground and mainstream hip-hop.
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E.
Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Pratt was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a symbol of wrongful conviction and political repression in the United States after his controversial murder conviction was overturned.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Normal Heart ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
The Normal Heart (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Normal Heart
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| appearsInWorkType |
film
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Felix Turner (stage play character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Felix Turner
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| createdBy | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
| fictionalDisease | AIDS ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Normal Heart (1985 play)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Normal Heart
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
AIDS drama
ⓘ
LGBT-related drama ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeEra | early AIDS crisis ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | New York Times reporter ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Matt Bomer ⓘ |
| portrayedByInMedium | Matt Bomer in The Normal Heart (2014 film) ⓘ |
| relationshipType | romantic partner of protagonist ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Ned Weeks ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| storyRole |
love interest
ⓘ
major character ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
HIV/AIDS awareness
ⓘ
gay rights ⓘ stigma and discrimination ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
| worksFor | The New York Times ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Felix Turner Description of subject: Felix Turner is a fictional character portrayed by Matt Bomer in the acclaimed AIDS-era drama film "The Normal Heart."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Felix Turner