Lin McAdam
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Lin McAdam is the determined and skilled gunslinger protagonist of the classic 1950 Western film "Winchester '73," portrayed by James Stewart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lin McAdam canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5601993 — 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: Lin McAdam Context triple: [Winchester '73, leadCharacter, Lin McAdam]
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A.
Donald Meek
Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Andrew Macdonald
Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
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C.
Dan McGinty
Dan McGinty is the opportunistic drifter-turned-corrupt politician at the center of Preston Sturges’s 1940 political satire film "The Great McGinty."
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D.
Fred Kilgour
Fred Kilgour was an American librarian and information scientist best known for pioneering online library cataloging and founding the OCLC cooperative.
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E.
Darris Kilgour
Darris Kilgour is a former professional lacrosse player and highly regarded coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
- 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: Lin McAdam Target entity description: Lin McAdam is the determined and skilled gunslinger protagonist of the classic 1950 Western film "Winchester '73," portrayed by James Stewart.
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A.
Donald Meek
Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Andrew Macdonald
Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
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C.
Dan McGinty
Dan McGinty is the opportunistic drifter-turned-corrupt politician at the center of Preston Sturges’s 1940 political satire film "The Great McGinty."
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D.
Fred Kilgour
Fred Kilgour was an American librarian and information scientist best known for pioneering online library cataloging and founding the OCLC cooperative.
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E.
Darris Kilgour
Darris Kilgour is a former professional lacrosse player and highly regarded coach best known for leading the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ally | High-Spade Frankie Wilson ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Winchester '73 ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
ⓘ
skilled ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Dutch Henry Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Borden Chase
ⓘ
Robert L. Richards ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy | Anthony Mann ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Winchester '73 (1950 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Winchester '73
|
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | marksmanship ⓘ |
| occupation | gunslinger ⓘ |
| participatesIn | shooting contest in Dodge City ⓘ |
| partOf | Winchester '73 (film) narrative ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Stewart ⓘ |
| portrayedInGenre | classic Hollywood Western ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Universal-International Pictures ⓘ |
| relationship | brother of Dutch Henry Brown ⓘ |
| seeks |
prized Winchester '73 rifle
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ |
| setting |
American Old West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| weapon | Winchester Model 1873 rifle ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1950 ⓘ |
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: Lin McAdam Description of subject: Lin McAdam is the determined and skilled gunslinger protagonist of the classic 1950 Western film "Winchester '73," portrayed by James Stewart.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
High-Spade Frankie Wilson in Winchester '73
subject linked to:
High-Spade Frankie Wilson in Winchester '73