Roy Cohn
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Roy Cohn was a controversial American lawyer and political fixer best known for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Red Scare and later as a mentor to Donald Trump.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Cohn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10738206 — 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: Roy Cohn Context triple: [Angels in America, notableCharacter, Roy Cohn]
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A.
James H. Scheuer
James H. Scheuer was an American Democratic politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives for multiple terms in the mid-to-late 20th century.
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B.
Kramer Morgenthau
Kramer Morgenthau is an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including entries in the Rocky/Creed franchise and various high-profile dramas.
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C.
Richard Haldeman
Richard Haldeman was an American journalist and public relations executive, best known as the father of H. R. Haldeman, President Richard Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff.
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D.
Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy is a U.S. government agent and former Raccoon City police officer best known as one of the primary protagonists of the Resident Evil survival horror video game series.
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E.
Henry Krinsky
Henry Krinsky, later known as Henry Crown, was a prominent American industrialist and financier who built a vast business empire including Material Service Corporation and a major stake in General Dynamics.
- 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: Roy Cohn Target entity description: Roy Cohn was a controversial American lawyer and political fixer best known for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Red Scare and later as a mentor to Donald Trump.
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A.
James H. Scheuer
James H. Scheuer was an American Democratic politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives for multiple terms in the mid-to-late 20th century.
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B.
Kramer Morgenthau
Kramer Morgenthau is an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including entries in the Rocky/Creed franchise and various high-profile dramas.
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C.
Richard Haldeman
Richard Haldeman was an American journalist and public relations executive, best known as the father of H. R. Haldeman, President Richard Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff.
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D.
Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy is a U.S. government agent and former Raccoon City police officer best known as one of the primary protagonists of the Resident Evil survival horror video game series.
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E.
Henry Krinsky
Henry Krinsky, later known as Henry Crown, was a prominent American industrialist and financier who built a vast business empire including Material Service Corporation and a major stake in General Dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ political fixer ⓘ |
| birthName | Roy Marcus Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Union Field Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | AIDS-related complications ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-08-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDisbarment | 1986-07 ⓘ |
| disbarred | true ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College, Columbia University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Donald Trump
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
contemporary conservative political tactics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive legal tactics
ⓘ
anti-communist investigations ⓘ influence in New York political and business circles ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death from complications of AIDS ⓘ |
| memberOf | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCase | prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ⓘ |
| notableClient |
Donald Trump
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rupert Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ Various New York real estate developers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the Red Scare
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mentoring Donald Trump ⓘ role as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
political consultant ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Red Scare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Beth Israel Medical Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Angels in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbarment | unethical and unprofessional conduct ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Cohn Description of subject: Roy Cohn was a controversial American lawyer and political fixer best known for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Red Scare and later as a mentor to Donald Trump.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.