Calvin Candie
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Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calvin Candie canonical | 11 |
| Calvin J. Candie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T433897 — 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: Calvin Candie Context triple: [Leonardo DiCaprio, portrayed, Calvin Candie]
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A.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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B.
Richmond K. Turner
Richmond K. Turner was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II, best known for his pivotal role in planning and directing major amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
John Hardin
John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.
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D.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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E.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
- 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: Calvin Candie Target entity description: Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
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A.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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B.
Richmond K. Turner
Richmond K. Turner was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II, best known for his pivotal role in planning and directing major amphibious operations in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
John Hardin
John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.
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D.
Sidney Darlington
Sidney Darlington was an American electrical engineer and inventor best known for his pioneering work in network theory and the invention of the Darlington transistor configuration.
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E.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ plantation owner ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Django Freeman
ⓘ
Dr. King Schultz ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Django Unchained ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Western
ⓘ
neo-Western ⓘ revisionist Western ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Candyland plantation
ⓘ
mandingo fighting ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot ⓘ |
| createdBy | Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| createdFor | Django Unchained ⓘ |
| diesIn | Django Unchained ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Django Unchained
ⓘ
surface form:
Django Unchained universe
|
| filmActorNationality | American ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Calvin Candie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Calvin J. Candie
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Dr. King Schultz ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | confronts Django and Schultz over Broomhilda ⓘ |
| notableScene | dinner scene at Candyland ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
enjoyment of brutal entertainment
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extravagant fashion sense ⓘ obsession with phrenology ⓘ |
| occupation |
plantation owner
ⓘ
slave owner ⓘ |
| owns |
Candyland plantation
ⓘ
mandingo fighters ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cruel
ⓘ
flamboyant ⓘ racist ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| roleInWork | main antagonist ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork | Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | pre-Civil War American South ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calvin Candie Description of subject: Calvin Candie is a sadistic and flamboyant Southern plantation owner who serves as the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's film "Django Unchained."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Calvin J. Candie