Nathanael West
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Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathanael West canonical | 5 |
| Nathaniel West (novel source) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9913349 — 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: Nathanael West Context triple: [The Day of the Locust (film), authorOfSourceWork, Nathanael West]
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A.
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman was an American novelist, editor, and critic best known for his central role in the Harlem Renaissance and his novel "The Blacker the Berry."
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B.
John Fante
John Fante was an Italian-American novelist and short story writer best known for his gritty, semi-autobiographical depictions of struggling writers in Los Angeles, particularly in his novel "Ask the Dust."
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C.
William Gaddis
William Gaddis was an American postmodern novelist known for his dense, allusive, and formally experimental works such as "The Recognitions" and "JR."
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D.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
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E.
B. P. Schulberg
B. P. Schulberg was a prominent early Hollywood film producer and studio executive, best known for his influential role at Paramount Pictures during the silent and early sound eras.
- 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: Nathanael West Target entity description: Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
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A.
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman was an American novelist, editor, and critic best known for his central role in the Harlem Renaissance and his novel "The Blacker the Berry."
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B.
John Fante
John Fante was an Italian-American novelist and short story writer best known for his gritty, semi-autobiographical depictions of struggling writers in Los Angeles, particularly in his novel "Ask the Dust."
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C.
William Gaddis
William Gaddis was an American postmodern novelist known for his dense, allusive, and formally experimental works such as "The Recognitions" and "JR."
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D.
Reeves McCullers
Reeves McCullers was the husband of American novelist Carson McCullers and a key figure in her tumultuous personal life.
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E.
B. P. Schulberg
B. P. Schulberg was a prominent early Hollywood film producer and studio executive, best known for his influential role at Paramount Pictures during the silent and early sound eras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Nathan Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Zion Cemetery
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-10-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-12-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
ⓘ
New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia Pictures
NERFINISHED
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RKO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
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disillusionment with the American Dream ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| name | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Cool Million
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miss Lonelyhearts NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of the Locust NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dream Life of Balso Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
El Centro, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Eileen McKenney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Cool Million
NERFINISHED
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Miss Lonelyhearts NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of the Locust NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dream Life of Balso Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathanael West Description of subject: Nathanael West was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his darkly satirical depictions of American life during the Great Depression, including the novel "The Day of the Locust."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faye Greener
this entity surface form:
Nathaniel West (novel source)