The Alaskans
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The Alaskans is an American Western television series set during the Klondike Gold Rush, following adventurers and fortune seekers in late 19th-century Alaska.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Alaskans canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8874306 — 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: The Alaskans Context triple: [Ray Danton, notableWork, The Alaskans]
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A.
Star of Alaska
Star of Alaska was the later name of the historic 1886-built square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, now preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco.
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B.
Alaskan Bush People
Alaskan Bush People is a reality television series that follows the unconventional lifestyle of the Brown family living off the grid in remote areas of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Alaska Time
Alaska Time is the time zone used by most of the U.S. state of Alaska, offset one hour behind Pacific Time.
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D.
Madawaska
Madawaska is a culturally distinct region along the upper Saint John River, spanning parts of northern Maine and northwestern New Brunswick, known for its historic Brayon French–speaking community.
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E.
A Kind of Alaska
A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
- 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: The Alaskans Target entity description: The Alaskans is an American Western television series set during the Klondike Gold Rush, following adventurers and fortune seekers in late 19th-century Alaska.
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A.
Star of Alaska
Star of Alaska was the later name of the historic 1886-built square-rigged sailing ship originally known as Balclutha, now preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco.
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B.
Alaskan Bush People
Alaskan Bush People is a reality television series that follows the unconventional lifestyle of the Brown family living off the grid in remote areas of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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C.
Alaska Time
Alaska Time is the time zone used by most of the U.S. state of Alaska, offset one hour behind Pacific Time.
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D.
Madawaska
Madawaska is a culturally distinct region along the upper Saint John River, spanning parts of northern Maine and northwestern New Brunswick, known for its historic Brayon French–speaking community.
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E.
A Kind of Alaska
A Kind of Alaska is a one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of time, memory, and identity through the story of a woman awakening after decades in a coma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| character |
Nifty Cronin
ⓘ
Reno McKee ⓘ Rocky Shaw ⓘ Silky Harris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| filmingTechnique | single-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1959 ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
adventure television series ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1960 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Klondike Gold Rush
ⓘ
linked to:
Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898)
adventurers ⓘ fortune seekers ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 37 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | black-and-white ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf | Warner Bros. 1950s–1960s TV Western cycle ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Alaska ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| stars |
Dorothy Provine
ⓘ
Jeff York ⓘ Ray Danton ⓘ Roger Moore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Alaskans Description of subject: The Alaskans is an American Western television series set during the Klondike Gold Rush, following adventurers and fortune seekers in late 19th-century Alaska.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.