Colonel William Ludlow
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Colonel William Ludlow is a retired U.S. Army officer and patriarch of a frontier Montana family whose turbulent relationships and personal tragedies drive the epic drama of "Legends of the Fall."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel William Ludlow canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9102375 — 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: Colonel William Ludlow Context triple: [Legends of the Fall, mainCharacter, Colonel William Ludlow]
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A.
Colonel James Barrett
Colonel James Barrett was a colonial militia leader whose farm in Concord, Massachusetts played a pivotal role in the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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C.
Colonel Christopher Greene
Colonel Christopher Greene was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his leadership of Continental forces, including African American soldiers, in key battles such as the defense of Fort Mercer.
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D.
Colonel Alexander B. Montgomery
Colonel Alexander B. Montgomery was a Confederate officer best known for leading Southern forces during the Civil War’s Battle of Marianna in Florida.
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E.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
- 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: Colonel William Ludlow Target entity description: Colonel William Ludlow is a retired U.S. Army officer and patriarch of a frontier Montana family whose turbulent relationships and personal tragedies drive the epic drama of "Legends of the Fall."
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A.
Colonel James Barrett
Colonel James Barrett was a colonial militia leader whose farm in Concord, Massachusetts played a pivotal role in the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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C.
Colonel Christopher Greene
Colonel Christopher Greene was an American Revolutionary War officer best known for his leadership of Continental forces, including African American soldiers, in key battles such as the defense of Fort Mercer.
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D.
Colonel Alexander B. Montgomery
Colonel Alexander B. Montgomery was a Confederate officer best known for leading Southern forces during the Civil War’s Battle of Marianna in Florida.
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E.
Colonel Creighton
Colonel Creighton is a British intelligence officer and scholar of Indian culture in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim," serving as a key figure in the Great Game espionage network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Legends of the Fall (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Legends of the Fall
Legends of the Fall (novella) ⓘ
linked to:
Legends of the Fall
|
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflictInBackstory |
Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Jim Harrison ⓘ |
| familyName | Ludlow ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence |
Ludlow ranch
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Alfred Ludlow
ⓘ
Samuel Ludlow ⓘ Tristan Ludlow ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Isabel Ludlow (mother of Alfred, Tristan, Samuel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Isabel Ludlow
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| narrativeEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
disillusioned with the U.S. government
ⓘ
protective father ⓘ strong moral convictions ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Legends of the Fall franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Legends of the Fall
|
| portrayedBy | Anthony Hopkins ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Ludlow family ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | American frontier ⓘ |
| storyRole | central figure in the Ludlow family saga ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
anti-war sentiment
ⓘ
family tragedy ⓘ frontier life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel William Ludlow Description of subject: Colonel William Ludlow is a retired U.S. Army officer and patriarch of a frontier Montana family whose turbulent relationships and personal tragedies drive the epic drama of "Legends of the Fall."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.