Frank McLaury
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Frank McLaury was an outlaw cowboy and member of the Cowboys gang in Tombstone, Arizona, who was famously killed during the legendary 1881 gunfight involving the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank McLaury canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank McLaury Context triple: [Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, hasParticipant, Frank McLaury]
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A.
Tom McLaury
Tom McLaury was an outlaw cowboy of the Old West and a member of the loosely organized Cochise County Cowboys, best known for being killed in the infamous 1881 gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona.
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B.
Forrest Bondurant
Forrest Bondurant is a tough, stoic Prohibition-era bootlegger and one of the three Bondurant brothers at the center of the crime drama film "Lawless."
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C.
Nat Love
Nat Love was a famed African American cowboy and former slave who became one of the most legendary figures of the post–Civil War American West.
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D.
Jack S. Josey
Jack S. Josey was a prominent benefactor and supporter of scientific research, honored through the establishment of the Welch Foundation Chair in Science bearing his name.
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E.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
- 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: Frank McLaury Target entity description: Frank McLaury was an outlaw cowboy and member of the Cowboys gang in Tombstone, Arizona, who was famously killed during the legendary 1881 gunfight involving the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday.
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A.
Tom McLaury
Tom McLaury was an outlaw cowboy of the Old West and a member of the loosely organized Cochise County Cowboys, best known for being killed in the infamous 1881 gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona.
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B.
Forrest Bondurant
Forrest Bondurant is a tough, stoic Prohibition-era bootlegger and one of the three Bondurant brothers at the center of the crime drama film "Lawless."
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C.
Nat Love
Nat Love was a famed African American cowboy and former slave who became one of the most legendary figures of the post–Civil War American West.
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D.
Jack S. Josey
Jack S. Josey was a prominent benefactor and supporter of scientific research, honored through the establishment of the Welch Foundation Chair in Science bearing his name.
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E.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cowboy
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ member of the Cowboys gang ⓘ outlaw ⓘ |
| affiliation |
The Cowboys (Tombstone outlaw gang)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowboys (outlaw gang)
|
| armedWithDuringGunfight |
horse (mounted during part of the gunfight)
ⓘ
revolver ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billy Clanton
ⓘ
Ike Clanton ⓘ The Cowboys gang ⓘ Tom McLaury ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1848-03-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kendall County, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Kendall County, Illinois
|
| buriedAlongside |
Billy Clanton
ⓘ
Tom McLaury ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| conflict |
Earp–Cowboy conflict in Tombstone
ⓘ
linked to:
Earp–Cowboy conflict in Arizona Territory
|
| culturalDepiction | portrayed in numerous films and television dramatizations of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ |
| dateOfGunfightAtOKCorral | 1881-10-26 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1881-10-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Tombstone, Arizona
|
| era |
American Old West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName |
McLaury
ⓘ
linked to:
Tom McLaury
|
| fullName | Robert Findley McLaury ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | Old West outlaw ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
ⓘ
membership in the Cowboys gang in Tombstone ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementOpposition |
Cochise County law officers aligned with the Earps
ⓘ
Tombstone city police ⓘ |
| legalStatusInTombstone | suspected cattle rustler ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Frank ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ |
| occupation |
cowboy
ⓘ
rancher ⓘ |
| opponent |
Doc Holliday
ⓘ
Morgan Earp ⓘ Virgil Earp ⓘ Wyatt Earp ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Boothill Graveyard, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boothill Graveyard
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| regionOfActivity |
Arizona Territory
ⓘ
Cochise County, Arizona Territory ⓘ
linked to:
Cochise County, Arizona
|
| residence |
Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona Territory, United States
ⓘ
Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Tombstone, Arizona
|
| roleInGunfightAtOKCorral | armed opponent of the Earp party ⓘ |
| sibling | Tom McLaury ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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