Manly Wade Wellman
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Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manly Wade Wellman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316515 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manly Wade Wellman Context triple: [Weird Tales, notableContributor, Manly Wade Wellman]
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A.
Philip Leslie Hale
Philip Leslie Hale was an American Impressionist painter and influential art teacher associated with the Boston School, known for his luminous landscapes and figure paintings.
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B.
Charles Rockwell Lanman
Charles Rockwell Lanman was an American philologist and Harvard professor renowned for his pioneering work in Sanskrit and Indo-Iranian studies.
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C.
O. Max Gardner
O. Max Gardner was a prominent North Carolina politician and businessman who served as the state’s governor from 1929 to 1933 and became an influential advocate for education and economic reform.
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D.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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E.
Charles Burroughs
Charles Burroughs is an American historian and educator best known as a co-founder of Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, one of the first independent Black history museums in the United States.
- 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: Manly Wade Wellman Target entity description: Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
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A.
Philip Leslie Hale
Philip Leslie Hale was an American Impressionist painter and influential art teacher associated with the Boston School, known for his luminous landscapes and figure paintings.
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B.
Charles Rockwell Lanman
Charles Rockwell Lanman was an American philologist and Harvard professor renowned for his pioneering work in Sanskrit and Indo-Iranian studies.
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C.
O. Max Gardner
O. Max Gardner was a prominent North Carolina politician and businessman who served as the state’s governor from 1929 to 1933 and became an influential advocate for education and economic reform.
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D.
Frederick H. Meyer
Frederick H. Meyer was an American architect active in the early 20th century, known for designing prominent public and commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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E.
Charles Burroughs
Charles Burroughs is an American historian and educator best known as a co-founder of Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, one of the first independent Black history museums in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Manly W. Wellman
NERFINISHED
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Manly Wade Wellman, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Edgar Award
NERFINISHED
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Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine prize NERFINISHED ⓘ World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1903-05-21 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | John the Balladeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1986-04-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Wichita State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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horror ⓘ regional fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Manly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Southern fantasy writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Southern Appalachian folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Manly Wade Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Silver John stories
NERFINISHED
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stories based on Southern folklore ⓘ supernatural adventure stories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Dark
NERFINISHED
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The Devil Is Not Mocked NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Gods Waken NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Fears the Devil? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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comic book writer ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kamundongo, Portuguese Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Obrist Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Astounding Stories
NERFINISHED
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Unknown (magazine) NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manly Wade Wellman Description of subject: Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer best known for his influential fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories, particularly his tales of Southern folklore and supernatural adventures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Weird Tales