Will B. Johnstone
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Will B. Johnstone was an American cartoonist and comedy writer best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other early 20th-century stage and screen comedies.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11666690 — 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: Will B. Johnstone Context triple: [Horse Feathers, screenwriter, Will B. Johnstone]
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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C.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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D.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
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E.
Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, academics, and public figures across various fields.
- 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: Will B. Johnstone Target entity description: Will B. Johnstone was an American cartoonist and comedy writer best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and other early 20th-century stage and screen comedies.
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A.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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C.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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D.
John Tennent
John Tennent was a member of the prominent Tennent family associated with early American Presbyterianism and the Great Awakening, known particularly as a brother of influential revivalist preacher Gilbert Tennent.
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E.
Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is a name shared by several notable individuals, including authors, academics, and public figures across various fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.