Perley Poore Sheehan
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Perley Poore Sheehan was an American author and screenwriter of the early 20th century, known for his adventure fiction and work in silent-era Hollywood films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perley Poore Sheehan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10680612 — 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: Perley Poore Sheehan Context triple: [The City of Silent Men, writer, Perley Poore Sheehan]
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William A. O'Kelly
William A. O'Kelly was a significant figure in the history of North Carolina A&T State University, honored for his contributions by having the university’s O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium named after him.
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B.
Edmund C. Lynch
Edmund C. Lynch was an American financier and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage and financial services companies in the world.
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C.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
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D.
William F. Walsh
William F. Walsh was an American politician and attorney who served as the mayor of Syracuse, New York, and later as a U.S. Representative from New York.
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E.
William E. Walsh
William E. Walsh was an American businessman and civic leader best known for playing a key role in the establishment of the University of Miami in the 1920s.
- 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: Perley Poore Sheehan Target entity description: Perley Poore Sheehan was an American author and screenwriter of the early 20th century, known for his adventure fiction and work in silent-era Hollywood films.
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A.
William A. O'Kelly
William A. O'Kelly was a significant figure in the history of North Carolina A&T State University, honored for his contributions by having the university’s O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium named after him.
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B.
Edmund C. Lynch
Edmund C. Lynch was an American financier and co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, which became one of the largest brokerage and financial services companies in the world.
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C.
Arthur E. Molloy
Arthur E. Molloy was an individual significant enough in marine or exploratory history to have the undersea feature Molloy Deep named in his honor.
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D.
William F. Walsh
William F. Walsh was an American politician and attorney who served as the mayor of Syracuse, New York, and later as a U.S. Representative from New York.
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E.
William E. Walsh
William E. Walsh was an American businessman and civic leader best known for playing a key role in the establishment of the University of Miami in the 1920s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Hollywood studios
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silent films ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeRole |
adaptation writer
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scenario writer ⓘ story writer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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literature ⓘ |
| genre | adventure fiction ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotability | early 20th-century American popular culture ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm |
magazine stories
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serialized fiction ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
publishing ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
adventure film narratives
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pulp-style adventure literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | genre fiction ⓘ |
| medium |
novels
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screenplays ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| movement | silent film era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adventure fiction
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silent-era Hollywood screenwriting ⓘ |
| notableGenre |
adventure
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popular fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Abyss of Wonders
NERFINISHED
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The Copper Princess NERFINISHED ⓘ The Garden of Allah (screen adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of a Thousand Candles (screen adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spoilers (screen adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| writingStyle | popular fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perley Poore Sheehan Description of subject: Perley Poore Sheehan was an American author and screenwriter of the early 20th century, known for his adventure fiction and work in silent-era Hollywood films.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.