H. Clifford McBride
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H. Clifford McBride is a brilliant but obsessive astronaut in the science fiction film "Ad Astra," whose deep-space mission and emotional distance from his family drive the story’s central conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. Clifford McBride canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7631083 — 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: H. Clifford McBride Context triple: [Ad Astra, character, H. Clifford McBride]
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A.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
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B.
Philip M. Landrum
Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
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C.
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
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D.
Arthur B. McBride
Arthur B. McBride was an American businessman best known for establishing and initially owning the Cleveland Browns professional football franchise.
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E.
Paul S. Trible Jr.
Paul S. Trible Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative and later as a U.S. Senator from Virginia before becoming a university president.
- 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: H. Clifford McBride Target entity description: H. Clifford McBride is a brilliant but obsessive astronaut in the science fiction film "Ad Astra," whose deep-space mission and emotional distance from his family drive the story’s central conflict.
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A.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
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B.
Philip M. Landrum
Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
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C.
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee was an influential American jazz trumpeter and early bebop pioneer known for his virtuosic playing and collaborations with leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s jazz scene.
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D.
Arthur B. McBride
Arthur B. McBride was an American businessman best known for establishing and initially owning the Cleveland Browns professional football franchise.
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E.
Paul S. Trible Jr.
Paul S. Trible Jr. is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative and later as a U.S. Senator from Virginia before becoming a university president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronaut
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
United States Space Command
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linked to:
U.S. Space Command
|
| appearsIn | Ad Astra ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | electrical surges threatening the Solar System ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
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emotionally distant ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| conflict | estrangement from his family ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ethan Gross
ⓘ
James Gray ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | father of Roy McBride ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Ad Astra (2019 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ad Astra
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| goal | search for intelligent extraterrestrial life ⓘ |
| hasChild | Roy McBride ⓘ |
| mission | Lima Project ⓘ |
| motivation | devotion to the Lima Project mission ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central antagonist
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driving force of central conflict ⓘ |
| nationality |
American (fictional)
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linked to:
American (in-universe)
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| occupation | astronaut ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tommy Lee Jones ⓘ |
| relative | Roy McBride ⓘ |
| setting | deep space ⓘ |
| spouse | Eve McBride ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
father–son relationship
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isolation ⓘ obsession with discovery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H. Clifford McBride Description of subject: H. Clifford McBride is a brilliant but obsessive astronaut in the science fiction film "Ad Astra," whose deep-space mission and emotional distance from his family drive the story’s central conflict.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.