Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts
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Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts is the idealistic and compassionate junior naval officer who serves as the central protagonist of the play and film "Mister Roberts," depicting his struggles with duty, authority, and longing for combat service during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10354948 — 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: Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts Context triple: [Mister Roberts, character, Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts]
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A.
Ensign Rutherford
Ensign Rutherford is a cybernetically enhanced Starfleet engineer and one of the main lower-deck crew members in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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B.
Ensign Charles Parker
Ensign Charles Parker is the bumbling, good-natured junior officer from the 1960s World War II sitcom "McHale's Navy," known for his comedic mishaps and loyalty to his crew.
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C.
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver is a 1964 American comedy film that serves as a sequel to "Mister Roberts," focusing on the misadventures of the young naval officer Ensign Frank Pulver during World War II.
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D.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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E.
Lt. Blair Williams
Lt. Blair Williams is a resistance pilot and key supporting character in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
- 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: Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts Target entity description: Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts is the idealistic and compassionate junior naval officer who serves as the central protagonist of the play and film "Mister Roberts," depicting his struggles with duty, authority, and longing for combat service during World War II.
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A.
Ensign Rutherford
Ensign Rutherford is a cybernetically enhanced Starfleet engineer and one of the main lower-deck crew members in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
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B.
Ensign Charles Parker
Ensign Charles Parker is the bumbling, good-natured junior officer from the 1960s World War II sitcom "McHale's Navy," known for his comedic mishaps and loyalty to his crew.
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C.
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver is a 1964 American comedy film that serves as a sequel to "Mister Roberts," focusing on the misadventures of the young naval officer Ensign Frank Pulver during World War II.
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D.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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E.
Lt. Blair Williams
Lt. Blair Williams is a resistance pilot and key supporting character in the science fiction film "Terminator Salvation."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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naval officer ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith | Captain Morton ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mister Roberts (1955 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Mister Roberts
|
| basedOn |
Mister Roberts (novel) by Thomas Heggen
ⓘ
linked to:
Mister Roberts
|
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ rebellious toward unjust authority ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf |
Doc (ship’s medical officer)
ⓘ
Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver ⓘ
linked to:
Ensign Pulver
|
| coCreatedBy | Joshua Logan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWithinFiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Thomas Heggen ⓘ |
| desires | combat duty ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | symbol of the frustrated American serviceman ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Doug ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryOrigin | American literature ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
conflict between duty and personal ideals
ⓘ
frustration with rear-area service ⓘ |
| notableAction |
requests transfer to combat duty
ⓘ
stands up to Captain Morton on behalf of crew ⓘ |
| occupation | cargo ship officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Cliff Robertson
ⓘ
Henry Fonda ⓘ John Forsythe ⓘ Keir Dullea ⓘ Robert Hutton ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant junior grade ⓘ |
| relationshipToCrew | advocate for enlisted men ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| shipTypeServedOn | cargo ship ⓘ |
| symbolizes | tension between personal sacrifice and bureaucratic inertia ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithinFiction | early 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts Description of subject: Lt. j.g. Doug Roberts is the idealistic and compassionate junior naval officer who serves as the central protagonist of the play and film "Mister Roberts," depicting his struggles with duty, authority, and longing for combat service during World War II.
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