Boyd "Bible" Swan
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Boyd "Bible" Swan is a devout, sharpshooting tank gunner and key member of the crew in the World War II film "Fury."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boyd "Bible" Swan canonical | 6 |
| Boyd Swan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5532739 — 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: Boyd "Bible" Swan Context triple: [Fury, hasCharacter, Boyd "Bible" Swan]
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A.
David Swan
David Swan is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of fate and missed opportunity through the tale of a young man who unknowingly sleeps through life-changing events.
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B.
Russell Boyd
Russell Boyd is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer best known for his work on films such as "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," for which he won an Academy Award.
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C.
Barrett Smith
Barrett Smith is a musician best known as a member of the bluegrass and Americana band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
Clem Bevans
Clem Bevans was an American character actor best known for his many film and television roles as crusty old-timers and rural eccentrics during the 1930s–1950s.
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E.
Alby Grant
Alby Grant is a central character in the television series "Big Love," known as a power-hungry and deeply conflicted leader within a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect.
- 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: Boyd "Bible" Swan Target entity description: Boyd "Bible" Swan is a devout, sharpshooting tank gunner and key member of the crew in the World War II film "Fury."
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A.
David Swan
David Swan is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of fate and missed opportunity through the tale of a young man who unknowingly sleeps through life-changing events.
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B.
Russell Boyd
Russell Boyd is an acclaimed Australian cinematographer best known for his work on films such as "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," for which he won an Academy Award.
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C.
Barrett Smith
Barrett Smith is a musician best known as a member of the bluegrass and Americana band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
Clem Bevans
Clem Bevans was an American character actor best known for his many film and television roles as crusty old-timers and rural eccentrics during the 1930s–1950s.
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E.
Alby Grant
Alby Grant is a central character in the television series "Big Love," known as a power-hungry and deeply conflicted leader within a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alignment | Allies ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2014 film Fury
ⓘ
Fury ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
sharpshooter ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | David Ayer ⓘ |
| crewPosition | gunner ⓘ |
| era | 1945 ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Boyd Swan
ⓘ
linked to:
Boyd "Bible" Swan
|
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
marksmanship
ⓘ
quoting the Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Don "Wardaddy" Collier ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fury tank crew ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Bible ⓘ |
| occupation | tank gunner ⓘ |
| partOf | Fury (tank) crew ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Shia LaBeouf ⓘ |
| rank | Technical Sergeant ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | European Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| vehicle |
M4A3E8 Sherman tank
ⓘ
linked to:
M4 Sherman tank
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boyd "Bible" Swan Description of subject: Boyd "Bible" Swan is a devout, sharpshooting tank gunner and key member of the crew in the World War II film "Fury."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boyd "Bible" Swan