John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn
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John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn refers to the iconic, eye-patched U.S. Marshal character he portrayed in the Western films "True Grit" and its sequel, embodying a gruff yet charismatic frontier lawman.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn canonical | 1 |
| Rooster Cogburn as portrayed by John Wayne | 1 |
| Rooster Cogburn – John Wayne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10316754 — 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)
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Target entity: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn Context triple: [Rooster Cogburn (film), leadActorRole, John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn]
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John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie
Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie is the portrayal of the legendary American frontiersman and Alamo hero Jim Bowie by actor Alan Ladd in the 1952 historical adventure film "The Iron Mistress."
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Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke
Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke is the scruffy, good-hearted deputy and comic sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running Western television series.
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Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
Gus McCrae in *Lonesome Dove* is a charismatic, witty former Texas Ranger whose adventurous spirit and deep loyalty drive much of the story’s emotional core.
- 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 Wayne as Rooster Cogburn Target entity description: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn refers to the iconic, eye-patched U.S. Marshal character he portrayed in the Western films "True Grit" and its sequel, embodying a gruff yet charismatic frontier lawman.
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A.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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C.
Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie
Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie is the portrayal of the legendary American frontiersman and Alamo hero Jim Bowie by actor Alan Ladd in the 1952 historical adventure film "The Iron Mistress."
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D.
Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke
Festus Haggen in Gunsmoke is the scruffy, good-hearted deputy and comic sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon on the long-running Western television series.
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E.
Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
Gus McCrae in *Lonesome Dove* is a charismatic, witty former Texas Ranger whose adventurous spirit and deep loyalty drive much of the story’s emotional core.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Subject: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn Description of subject: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn refers to the iconic, eye-patched U.S. Marshal character he portrayed in the Western films "True Grit" and its sequel, embodying a gruff yet charismatic frontier lawman.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Rooster Cogburn
linked to: John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn
Katharine Hepburn as Eula Goodnight
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Rooster Cogburn as portrayed by John Wayne
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