John P. Marquand
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John P. Marquand was an American novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction and for creating the Japanese secret agent character Mr. Moto.
All labels observed (1)
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| John P. Marquand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9540030 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John P. Marquand Context triple: [Mr. Moto film series, creatorOfCharacter, John P. Marquand]
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A.
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist best known for works such as "The Young Lions" and "Rich Man, Poor Man."
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B.
John O'Hara
John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his sharp social realism in works such as "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8."
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C.
Robert Pershing Doerr
Robert Pershing "Bobby" Doerr was an American Hall of Fame second baseman who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox and was renowned for his consistent hitting and outstanding defense.
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D.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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E.
Irving Wallace
Irving Wallace was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his bestselling, often controversial, popular fiction exploring sexuality, power, and social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John P. Marquand Target entity description: John P. Marquand was an American novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction and for creating the Japanese secret agent character Mr. Moto.
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A.
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist best known for works such as "The Young Lions" and "Rich Man, Poor Man."
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B.
John O'Hara
John O'Hara was an American novelist and short story writer best known for his sharp social realism in works such as "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8."
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C.
Robert Pershing Doerr
Robert Pershing "Bobby" Doerr was an American Hall of Fame second baseman who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Boston Red Sox and was renowned for his consistent hitting and outstanding defense.
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D.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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E.
Irving Wallace
Irving Wallace was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his bestselling, often controversial, popular fiction exploring sexuality, power, and social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize winner
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
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Pulitzer Prize for the Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Mr. Moto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-07-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Marquand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction
ⓘ
creating the Japanese secret agent character Mr. Moto ⓘ |
| notableWork |
H. M. Pulham, Esquire
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Moto series NERFINISHED ⓘ Point of No Return NERFINISHED ⓘ So Little Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Late George Apley NERFINISHED ⓘ The Late George Apley: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Wickford Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adelaide Ferry Hooker
NERFINISHED
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Christina Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John P. Marquand Description of subject: John P. Marquand was an American novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction and for creating the Japanese secret agent character Mr. Moto.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mr. Moto film series
subject surface form:
Mr. Moto film series