Otis B. Driftwood
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Otis B. Driftwood is a fast-talking, wisecracking con man portrayed by Groucho Marx in the Marx Brothers’ 1935 comedy film "A Night at the Opera."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otis B. Driftwood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10812381 — 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: Otis B. Driftwood Context triple: [A Night at the Opera, featuresCharacter, Otis B. Driftwood]
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A.
Oscar E. Teagarden
Oscar E. Teagarden was a judge who served on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, contributing to the development of U.S. customs and patent law.
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B.
Otis Pike
Otis Pike was an American Democratic congressman from New York known for his leadership in investigating U.S. intelligence agencies during the 1970s.
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C.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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D.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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E.
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
- 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: Otis B. Driftwood Target entity description: Otis B. Driftwood is a fast-talking, wisecracking con man portrayed by Groucho Marx in the Marx Brothers’ 1935 comedy film "A Night at the Opera."
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A.
Oscar E. Teagarden
Oscar E. Teagarden was a judge who served on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, contributing to the development of U.S. customs and patent law.
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B.
Otis Pike
Otis Pike was an American Democratic congressman from New York known for his leadership in investigating U.S. intelligence agencies during the 1970s.
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C.
Robert Folsom
Robert Folsom was an American businessman and civic leader who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, during the late 1970s and early 1980s, overseeing significant urban development and growth.
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D.
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss and influential figure in New York City's underworld.
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E.
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods was an early American screenwriter and film critic best known for his influential work in the silent film era, including collaborations with director D. W. Griffith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.