Lieutenant Stephen Maryk
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Lieutenant Stephen Maryk is a central naval officer character in Herman Wouk’s "The Caine Mutiny" stories, whose controversial actions during a wartime command crisis lead to a dramatic court-martial.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Stephen Maryk canonical | 2 |
| Lieutenant Stephen Maryk – Van Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10751288 — 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: Lieutenant Stephen Maryk Context triple: [The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023 film), mainCharacter, Lieutenant Stephen Maryk]
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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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Lieutenant Graham
Lieutenant Graham is a supporting military officer character in the 1965 Western film "Major Dundee," serving under the title character in the Union Army.
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Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
- 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: Lieutenant Stephen Maryk Target entity description: Lieutenant Stephen Maryk is a central naval officer character in Herman Wouk’s "The Caine Mutiny" stories, whose controversial actions during a wartime command crisis lead to a dramatic court-martial.
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A.
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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B.
Lieutenant Graham
Lieutenant Graham is a supporting military officer character in the 1965 Western film "Major Dundee," serving under the title character in the Union Army.
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C.
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
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D.
Lieutenant Leslie
Lieutenant Leslie is a British Army officer character from the World War I film "1917," portrayed by actor Andrew Scott.
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E.
Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
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stage play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Caine Mutiny
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barney Greenwald
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Willie Keith ⓘ |
| charge | mutiny ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Herman Wouk ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Caine Mutiny (1951 novel) ⓘ |
| genre |
legal drama character
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war novel character ⓘ |
| involvedIn | wartime command crisis aboard USS Caine ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | court-martial ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction | relieved Captain Queeg of command ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| role | Executive officer of USS Caine ⓘ |
| servesOn | USS Caine ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
command responsibility
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duty versus loyalty ⓘ military ethics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Stephen Maryk Description of subject: Lieutenant Stephen Maryk is a central naval officer character in Herman Wouk’s "The Caine Mutiny" stories, whose controversial actions during a wartime command crisis lead to a dramatic court-martial.
Referenced by (3)
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