Howard Allen Frances O'Brien
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Howard Allen Frances O'Brien is the birth name of Anne Rice, the American author renowned for her gothic vampire novels, particularly "Interview with the Vampire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Allen Frances O'Brien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361749 — 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: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien Context triple: [Anne Rice, birthName, Howard Allen Frances O'Brien]
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A.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Edward McDonnell
Edward McDonnell is a film producer known for his work on movies such as the psychological thriller "Insomnia" (2002).
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C.
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle is an American actor best known for playing Captain Jim Brass on the long-running television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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D.
Benjamin Barron
Benjamin Barron was the husband of Elizabeth Parris, who was historically associated with the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall is a central character in the comedy adventure film "Without a Paddle," portrayed as a cautious and responsible friend who joins a chaotic river expedition in search of lost treasure.
- 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: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien Target entity description: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien is the birth name of Anne Rice, the American author renowned for her gothic vampire novels, particularly "Interview with the Vampire."
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A.
Jonathan Corwin
Jonathan Corwin was a 17th-century Massachusetts magistrate best known as one of the judges who presided over the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Edward McDonnell
Edward McDonnell is a film producer known for his work on movies such as the psychological thriller "Insomnia" (2002).
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C.
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle is an American actor best known for playing Captain Jim Brass on the long-running television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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D.
Benjamin Barron
Benjamin Barron was the husband of Elizabeth Parris, who was historically associated with the Salem witch trials.
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E.
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall is a central character in the comedy adventure film "Without a Paddle," portrayed as a cautious and responsible friend who joins a chaotic river expedition in search of lost treasure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gothic fiction writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Locus Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a stroke ⓘ |
| child | Christopher Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-12-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
San Francisco State University
NERFINISHED
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Texas Woman's University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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gothic fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ vampire fiction ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
Allen
NERFINISHED
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Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern vampire fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gothic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | vampire literature ⓘ |
| nameInReligion | Anne Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Interview with the Vampire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lives of the Mayfair Witches NERFINISHED ⓘ The Queen of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vampire Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vampire Lestat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witching Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rancho Mirage, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Anne Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Stan Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien Description of subject: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien is the birth name of Anne Rice, the American author renowned for her gothic vampire novels, particularly "Interview with the Vampire."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.