True Grit universe
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The True Grit universe is the fictional Western setting that encompasses the characters, locations, and frontier adventures originating from Charles Portis’s novel "True Grit" and its related adaptations and continuations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| True Grit film series | 1 |
| True Grit universe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10285071 — 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: True Grit universe Context triple: [True Grit: A Further Adventure, hasFictionalUniverse, True Grit universe]
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True Grit: A Further Adventure
"True Grit: A Further Adventure" is a 1978 made-for-television Western film that serves as a sequel to the classic movie "True Grit," continuing the story of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn.
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True Grit (novel)
True Grit is a 1968 Western novel by Charles Portis that follows a determined 14-year-old girl seeking to avenge her father's murder with the help of a tough U.S. Marshal.
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True Grit (2010 film)
True Grit (2010 film) is a Coen brothers Western drama starring Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, acclaimed for its performances, direction, and faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
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D.
Code of the West
"Code of the West" is a country song featured on the album *Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic* by Hank Williams Jr.
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True Grit (1969 film)
True Grit (1969 film) is a classic American Western starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, adapted from Charles Portis’s novel and renowned for Wayne’s Oscar-winning performance.
- 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: True Grit universe Target entity description: The True Grit universe is the fictional Western setting that encompasses the characters, locations, and frontier adventures originating from Charles Portis’s novel "True Grit" and its related adaptations and continuations.
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A.
True Grit: A Further Adventure
"True Grit: A Further Adventure" is a 1978 made-for-television Western film that serves as a sequel to the classic movie "True Grit," continuing the story of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn.
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B.
True Grit (novel)
True Grit is a 1968 Western novel by Charles Portis that follows a determined 14-year-old girl seeking to avenge her father's murder with the help of a tough U.S. Marshal.
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C.
True Grit (2010 film)
True Grit (2010 film) is a Coen brothers Western drama starring Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld, acclaimed for its performances, direction, and faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
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D.
Code of the West
"Code of the West" is a country song featured on the album *Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic* by Hank Williams Jr.
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E.
True Grit (1969 film)
True Grit (1969 film) is a classic American Western starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, adapted from Charles Portis’s novel and renowned for Wayne’s Oscar-winning performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western setting
ⓘ
fictional universe ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
1969 film True Grit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2010 film True Grit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel True Grit ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
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courage ⓘ frontier justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| containsElement |
frontier law enforcement
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gunfights ⓘ horseback travel ⓘ outlaw gangs ⓘ |
| creator | Charles Portis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | True Grit (1968 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| includesLocation |
Choctaw Nation (Indian Territory)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Smith, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ frontier towns and outlaw hideouts ⓘ |
| includesOrganization | U.S. Marshals Service (fictionalized depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesWork |
1969 film True Grit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2010 film True Grit NERFINISHED ⓘ True Grit (1968 serialized version in The Saturday Evening Post) NERFINISHED ⓘ novel True Grit ⓘ |
| languageStyle | archaic and biblically inflected dialogue in the novel ⓘ |
| literaryReputation | classic of American Western literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by Mattie Ross in the novel ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
LaBoeuf
NERFINISHED
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Lucky Ned Pepper NERFINISHED ⓘ Mattie Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Rooster Cogburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePortrayalOfCharacter |
Mattie Ross portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld
GENERATED
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Mattie Ross portrayed by Kim Darby GENERATED ⓘ Rooster Cogburn portrayed by Jeff Bridges GENERATED ⓘ Rooster Cogburn portrayed by John Wayne GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| primaryLocation |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | literature ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century American Old West ⓘ |
| tone |
dark humor
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gritty realism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: True Grit universe Description of subject: The True Grit universe is the fictional Western setting that encompasses the characters, locations, and frontier adventures originating from Charles Portis’s novel "True Grit" and its related adaptations and continuations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rooster Cogburn (film)
this entity surface form:
True Grit film series