Anarene, Texas (fictional town)
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Anarene, Texas is a fictional, desolate small town in Larry McMurtry’s novel and the film adaptation "The Last Picture Show," symbolizing the decline of rural American life in the early 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anarene, Texas (fictional town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7256815 — 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: Anarene, Texas (fictional town) Context triple: [The Last Picture Show, setIn, Anarene, Texas (fictional town)]
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A.
Annetta, Texas
Annetta, Texas is a small residential town in North Texas that forms part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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B.
Yantis, Texas
Yantis, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its proximity to Lake Fork Reservoir and its fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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C.
Hideaway, Texas
Hideaway, Texas is a small, gated residential community and retirement-oriented town located within the Tyler metropolitan area in East Texas.
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D.
Town of Eureka, Texas
The Town of Eureka is a small incorporated community in Navarro County in north-central Texas, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of Corsicana.
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E.
Hearne, Texas
Hearne, Texas is a small city in Robertson County that serves as a regional rail and transportation hub within the Brazos Valley of Central Texas.
- 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: Anarene, Texas (fictional town) Target entity description: Anarene, Texas is a fictional, desolate small town in Larry McMurtry’s novel and the film adaptation "The Last Picture Show," symbolizing the decline of rural American life in the early 1950s.
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A.
Annetta, Texas
Annetta, Texas is a small residential town in North Texas that forms part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
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B.
Yantis, Texas
Yantis, Texas is a small rural town in East Texas known for its proximity to Lake Fork Reservoir and its fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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C.
Hideaway, Texas
Hideaway, Texas is a small, gated residential community and retirement-oriented town located within the Tyler metropolitan area in East Texas.
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D.
Town of Eureka, Texas
The Town of Eureka is a small incorporated community in Navarro County in north-central Texas, known for its rural character and proximity to the city of Corsicana.
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E.
Hearne, Texas
Hearne, Texas is a small city in Robertson County that serves as a regional rail and transportation hub within the Brazos Valley of Central Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Last Picture Show (1971 film)
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linked to:
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Picture Show
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Duane Jackson
ⓘ
Jacy Farrow ⓘ Sam the Lion ⓘ Sonny Crawford ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Archer City, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Archer City, Texas, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Larry McMurtry ⓘ |
| describedAs | desolate small town ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfDepiction | Peter Bogdanovich ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Last Picture Show (1966 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Picture Show
|
| genreContext |
drama
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| inUniverseFeature |
high school
ⓘ
main street ⓘ small-town movie theater ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | economically declining ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of decline of rural American life ⓘ |
| notableEventInFiction | closing of the town movie theater ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dusty and wind-swept
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socially stagnant ⓘ |
| settingOf |
The Last Picture Show
ⓘ
The Last Picture Show (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Picture Show
|
| themeAssociation |
coming-of-age
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disintegration of community ⓘ loss and change ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: Anarene, Texas (fictional town) Description of subject: Anarene, Texas is a fictional, desolate small town in Larry McMurtry’s novel and the film adaptation "The Last Picture Show," symbolizing the decline of rural American life in the early 1950s.
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