L. M. Kit Carson
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L. M. Kit Carson was an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker known for co-writing the film "Paris, Texas" and contributing to the independent cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L. M. Kit Carson canonical | 10 |
| Kit Carson | 2 |
| L. M. "Kit" Carson | 2 |
| L.M. Kit Carson | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8970307 — 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: L. M. Kit Carson Context triple: [Hunter Carson, father, L. M. Kit Carson]
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Christopher Carson
Christopher Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
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C.
Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
John M. Chivington
John M. Chivington was a Union Army officer and Methodist minister best known for leading the controversial Sand Creek Massacre against Cheyenne and Arapaho people during the American Indian Wars.
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E.
Charles Bent
Charles Bent was a 19th-century American trader and politician who became the first civilian governor of the New Mexico Territory under U.S. rule.
- 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: L. M. Kit Carson Target entity description: L. M. Kit Carson was an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker known for co-writing the film "Paris, Texas" and contributing to the independent cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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B.
Christopher Carson
Christopher Carson is one of the sons of legendary American television host and comedian Johnny Carson.
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C.
Stephen W. Kearny
Stephen W. Kearny was a U.S. Army officer and frontier military leader best known for his role in the conquest of New Mexico and California during the Mexican–American War.
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D.
John M. Chivington
John M. Chivington was a Union Army officer and Methodist minister best known for leading the controversial Sand Creek Massacre against Cheyenne and Arapaho people during the American Indian Wars.
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E.
Charles Bent
Charles Bent was a 19th-century American trader and politician who became the first civilian governor of the New Mexico Territory under U.S. rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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filmmaker ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| child | Hunter Carson ⓘ |
| contributedTo | American independent cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWrote |
Breathless (1983 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Breathless
Paris, Texas ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-10-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| genre | independent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis Minor ⓘ |
| influenced | American independent filmmakers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-writing Paris, Texas
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work in American independent cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | L. M. Kit Carson ⓘ |
| nickname |
Kit Carson
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linked to:
L. M. Kit Carson
|
| notableWork |
Breathless (1983 film)
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linked to:
Breathless
David Holzman’s Diary ⓘ Paris, Texas ⓘ The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film critic ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ journalist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Irving, Texas, United States
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linked to:
Irving, Texas
|
| placeOfDeath |
Dallas, Texas, United States
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linked to:
Dallas, Texas
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| residence |
Texas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Karen Black ⓘ |
| starredIn | David Holzman’s Diary ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Jim McBride
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Tobe Hooper ⓘ Wim Wenders ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L. M. Kit Carson Description of subject: L. M. Kit Carson was an American screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker known for co-writing the film "Paris, Texas" and contributing to the independent cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
L. M. Kit Carson (married 1975; divorced)
subject linked to:
L. M. Kit Carson (married 1975; divorced)
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
subject linked to:
Hunter Henderson in "Paris, Texas"
subject linked to:
Lewis Minor
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
subject linked to:
Lewis Minor
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
linked to: L. M. Kit Carson
subject linked to:
Breathless