Jonathan Latimer
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Jonathan Latimer was an American crime novelist and screenwriter known for his hardboiled detective fiction and for adapting works by authors like Dashiell Hammett for film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Latimer canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6503805 — 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: Jonathan Latimer Context triple: [The Glass Key (1942 film), screenwriter, Jonathan Latimer]
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A.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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B.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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C.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
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D.
Geoffrey Adams
Geoffrey Adams is an actor known for his role in the long-running British television police drama "Dixon of Dock Green."
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E.
Philip Herriton
Philip Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," depicted as a conventional, somewhat repressed Englishman whose experiences in Italy challenge his assumptions and emotional reserve.
- 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: Jonathan Latimer Target entity description: Jonathan Latimer was an American crime novelist and screenwriter known for his hardboiled detective fiction and for adapting works by authors like Dashiell Hammett for film.
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A.
Philip Latham
Philip Latham was a British actor best known for his character roles in film and television, particularly in period dramas.
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B.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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C.
Andrew MacRitchie
Andrew MacRitchie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
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D.
Geoffrey Adams
Geoffrey Adams is an actor known for his role in the long-running British television police drama "Dixon of Dock Green."
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E.
Philip Herriton
Philip Herriton is a central character in E.M. Forster's novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," depicted as a conventional, somewhat repressed Englishman whose experiences in Italy challenge his assumptions and emotional reserve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novelist
ⓘ
person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedWorkOf |
Dashiell Hammett
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other crime fiction authors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | William Crane ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
crime fiction
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film ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | hardboiled detective tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
crime novels with humor
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hardboiled detective fiction ⓘ screen adaptations of crime fiction ⓘ |
| notableSeries | William Crane series ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Headed for a Hearse
ⓘ
Murder in the Madhouse ⓘ Solomon’s Vineyard ⓘ The Dead Don’t Care ⓘ The Lady in the Morgue ⓘ
linked to:
The Case of the Missing Corpse
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| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| workFocus |
crime and mystery plots
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detective stories ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
comic
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hardboiled ⓘ |
| wroteForMedium |
novels
ⓘ
screenplays ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Latimer Description of subject: Jonathan Latimer was an American crime novelist and screenwriter known for his hardboiled detective fiction and for adapting works by authors like Dashiell Hammett for film.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.