James Stewart as Lin McAdam
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James Stewart as Lin McAdam is the iconic portrayal of a determined sharpshooter relentlessly pursuing a prized rifle across the American West in the classic 1950 film "Winchester '73."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Stewart as Lin McAdam canonical | 2 |
| James Stewart as Will Lockhart | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5601994 — 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: James Stewart as Lin McAdam Context triple: [Winchester '73, leadActorForCharacter, James Stewart as Lin McAdam]
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A.
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard is the principled, bookish lawyer-turned-senator whose moral courage and clash with frontier violence drive the central conflict of the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter is the actor’s portrayal of the gentle, hardworking Florida farm father in the 1946 film adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ novel "The Yearling."
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C.
Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden
Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden is the principled lawyer protagonist in the 1962 psychological thriller "Cape Fear," who becomes the target of a vengeful ex-convict he once helped imprison.
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D.
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
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E.
William Holden as David Larrabee
William Holden as David Larrabee is the charming, carefree younger Larrabee brother and playboy in the 1954 romantic comedy film "Sabrina."
- 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: James Stewart as Lin McAdam Target entity description: James Stewart as Lin McAdam is the iconic portrayal of a determined sharpshooter relentlessly pursuing a prized rifle across the American West in the classic 1950 film "Winchester '73."
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A.
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard is the principled, bookish lawyer-turned-senator whose moral courage and clash with frontier violence drive the central conflict of the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter
Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter is the actor’s portrayal of the gentle, hardworking Florida farm father in the 1946 film adaptation of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ novel "The Yearling."
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C.
Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden
Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden is the principled lawyer protagonist in the 1962 psychological thriller "Cape Fear," who becomes the target of a vengeful ex-convict he once helped imprison.
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D.
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
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E.
William Holden as David Larrabee
William Holden as David Larrabee is the charming, carefree younger Larrabee brother and playboy in the 1954 romantic comedy film "Sabrina."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film character
ⓘ
fictional gunslinger ⓘ film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Winchester '73 ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
justice and revenge
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ the mythic American frontier ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| centralMotivation | pursuit of a prized Winchester rifle ⓘ |
| characterName | Lin McAdam ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
ⓘ
relentless ⓘ skilled marksman ⓘ |
| conflictType | personal vendetta ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Anthony Mann ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Universal-International ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping redefine James Stewart's screen persona in Westerns ⓘ |
| notableProp |
Winchester '73 rifle
ⓘ
linked to:
Winchester Model 1873 rifle
|
| partOf | classic Hollywood Western cinema ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Stewart ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Borden Chase
ⓘ
Robert L. Richards ⓘ |
| setting |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| timePeriod | late 19th century American frontier ⓘ |
| weaponSpecialty | sharpshooting ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1950 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Stewart as Lin McAdam Description of subject: James Stewart as Lin McAdam is the iconic portrayal of a determined sharpshooter relentlessly pursuing a prized rifle across the American West in the classic 1950 film "Winchester '73."
Referenced by (3)
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