Claude Bukowski in Hair
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Claude Bukowski in Hair is the idealistic young draftee and central protagonist of the 1979 musical film "Hair," representing the clash between small-town values and the 1960s counterculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Claude Bukowski in Hair canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9393911 — 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: Claude Bukowski in Hair Context triple: [John Savage, notableRole, Claude Bukowski in Hair]
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A.
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer known for his raw, autobiographical depictions of alcoholism, poverty, and the lives of marginalized people in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor is the neurotic, blue-collar file clerk and underground comic book writer whose everyday struggles and observations form the basis of the film’s offbeat, autobiographical narrative.
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C.
Albee Sparks
Albee Sparks is the daughter of Australian actress Claudia Karvan.
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D.
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso was an American poet closely associated with the Beat Generation, known for his energetic, surreal, and rebellious verse.
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E.
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
- 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: Claude Bukowski in Hair Target entity description: Claude Bukowski in Hair is the idealistic young draftee and central protagonist of the 1979 musical film "Hair," representing the clash between small-town values and the 1960s counterculture.
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A.
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer known for his raw, autobiographical depictions of alcoholism, poverty, and the lives of marginalized people in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor
Harvey Pekar in American Splendor is the neurotic, blue-collar file clerk and underground comic book writer whose everyday struggles and observations form the basis of the film’s offbeat, autobiographical narrative.
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C.
Albee Sparks
Albee Sparks is the daughter of Australian actress Claudia Karvan.
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D.
Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso was an American poet closely associated with the Beat Generation, known for his energetic, surreal, and rebellious verse.
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E.
Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageRange | young adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hair (1979 film) ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| appearsInSongSequence |
"I Got Life" (film version context)
ⓘ
linked to:
I Got Life
"Manchester, England" (film version context) ⓘ
linked to:
Manchester, Lancashire, England
"Where Do I Go?" (film version context) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berger (Hair)
ⓘ
New York hippie tribe ⓘ Sheila Franklin (Hair) ⓘ |
| background | small-town upbringing ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Claude Bukowski (Hair, stage musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Claude Bukowski (stage musical version)
|
| characterTrait |
idealistic
ⓘ
naive ⓘ sincere ⓘ |
| createdBy | Milos Forman ⓘ |
| createdFor | film adaptation of Hair ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Claude Bukowski (stage musical version) ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| from | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Hair (1979 film) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryStatus |
conscripted
ⓘ
drafted into the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| narrativeArc |
journey from Oklahoma to New York City
ⓘ
transition from conformity toward counterculture values ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | draftee ⓘ |
| partOf | Hair (franchise) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Savage ⓘ |
| represents | clash between small-town values and 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities |
New York City
ⓘ
Vietnam War military base ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | dies in Vietnam (implied in film) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of innocence in the Vietnam era
ⓘ
ordinary Americans caught in historical upheaval ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Vietnam War draft
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anti-war sentiment ⓘ counterculture ⓘ generation gap ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s ⓘ |
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