Lawrence Bourne III
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Lawrence Bourne III is the spoiled, debt-ridden rich kid played by Tom Hanks who dodges his problems by joining the Peace Corps in the 1985 comedy film "Volunteers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Bourne III canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12892951 — 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: Lawrence Bourne III Context triple: [Volunteers, featuresCharacter, Lawrence Bourne III]
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A.
Lawrence Mark
Lawrence Mark is an American film and television producer known for acclaimed movies such as "Jerry Maguire," "As Good as It Gets," and "Dreamgirls."
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B.
Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
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C.
Lawrence Preston
Lawrence Preston is the principled defense attorney protagonist of the classic American legal drama television series "The Defenders."
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D.
Lawrence Grand
Lawrence Grand was a prominent British intelligence officer who notably commanded Section D of MI6, the unit responsible for early sabotage and subversive operations before and during the Second World War.
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E.
Lawrence Fassett
Lawrence Fassett is a manipulative CIA operative who orchestrates a deadly surveillance scheme in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
- 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: Lawrence Bourne III Target entity description: Lawrence Bourne III is the spoiled, debt-ridden rich kid played by Tom Hanks who dodges his problems by joining the Peace Corps in the 1985 comedy film "Volunteers."
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A.
Lawrence Mark
Lawrence Mark is an American film and television producer known for acclaimed movies such as "Jerry Maguire," "As Good as It Gets," and "Dreamgirls."
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B.
Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
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C.
Lawrence Preston
Lawrence Preston is the principled defense attorney protagonist of the classic American legal drama television series "The Defenders."
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D.
Lawrence Grand
Lawrence Grand was a prominent British intelligence officer who notably commanded Section D of MI6, the unit responsible for early sabotage and subversive operations before and during the Second World War.
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E.
Lawrence Fassett
Lawrence Fassett is a manipulative CIA operative who orchestrates a deadly surveillance scheme in Robert Ludlum’s thriller "The Osterman Weekend."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Volunteers ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Peace Corps (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Peace Corps
|
| characterArc |
becomes more responsible
ⓘ
develops social conscience ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
debt-ridden ⓘ irresponsible ⓘ privileged ⓘ rich ⓘ spoiled ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States (fictional setting)
|
| createdFor | film Volunteers ⓘ |
| familyBackground | wealthy family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Volunteers ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Lawrence Bourne III ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| motivation |
to avoid consequences of his lifestyle
ⓘ
to escape gambling debts ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | Peace Corps volunteer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| socialStatus | upper class ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lawrence Bourne III Description of subject: Lawrence Bourne III is the spoiled, debt-ridden rich kid played by Tom Hanks who dodges his problems by joining the Peace Corps in the 1985 comedy film "Volunteers."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.