Hollis Mulwray
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Hollis Mulwray is a key character in the film "Chinatown," serving as Los Angeles's chief water engineer whose mysterious death drives the movie's central investigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hollis Mulwray canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10338746 — 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: Hollis Mulwray Context triple: [J. J. Gittes, associatedWith, Hollis Mulwray]
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A.
Hollis Barton
Hollis Barton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the apocalyptic Christian thriller film "The Omega Code."
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B.
Hollis Mason
Hollis Mason is the original Nite Owl, a retired costumed vigilante and former police officer from the Watchmen universe who later chronicles his experiences in a memoir.
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C.
Mallory Knox
Mallory Knox is a violent, psychopathic anti-heroine and one half of the murderous couple at the center of Oliver Stone’s film "Natural Born Killers."
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D.
Holly March
Holly March is the quick-witted, resourceful young daughter of private investigator Holland March in the film "The Nice Guys."
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E.
Molly Stark
Molly Stark was the wife of American Revolutionary War General John Stark, remembered in part through his famous battle cry invoking her name at the Battle of Bennington.
- 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: Hollis Mulwray Target entity description: Hollis Mulwray is a key character in the film "Chinatown," serving as Los Angeles's chief water engineer whose mysterious death drives the movie's central investigation.
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A.
Hollis Barton
Hollis Barton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the apocalyptic Christian thriller film "The Omega Code."
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B.
Hollis Mason
Hollis Mason is the original Nite Owl, a retired costumed vigilante and former police officer from the Watchmen universe who later chronicles his experiences in a memoir.
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C.
Mallory Knox
Mallory Knox is a violent, psychopathic anti-heroine and one half of the murderous couple at the center of Oliver Stone’s film "Natural Born Killers."
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D.
Holly March
Holly March is the quick-witted, resourceful young daughter of private investigator Holland March in the film "The Nice Guys."
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E.
Molly Stark
Molly Stark was the wife of American Revolutionary War General John Stark, remembered in part through his famous battle cry invoking her name at the Battle of Bennington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Chinatown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Los Angeles water scandal (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | William Mulholland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessAssociate | Noah Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Towne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathEvent | mysterious death investigated in Chinatown ⓘ |
| employer | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Chinatown film universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Chinatown (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerPartner | Noah Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
mystery film
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ethical engineer
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principled ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
key character
ⓘ
murder victim ⓘ |
| occupation |
chief engineer
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water engineer ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinatown (1974 film) narrative ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Darrell Zwerling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Evelyn Mulwray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
investigation of Los Angeles water supply
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opposition to construction of a new dam ⓘ |
| spouse | Evelyn Mulwray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hollis Mulwray Description of subject: Hollis Mulwray is a key character in the film "Chinatown," serving as Los Angeles's chief water engineer whose mysterious death drives the movie's central investigation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evelyn Mulwray