Ed Clark
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Ed Clark is an American politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1980 presidential nominee, who helped bring national attention to the party’s platform of limited government and individual liberty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ed Clark canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13342134 — 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)
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Target entity: Ed Clark Context triple: [Libertarian Party (United States), notablePresidentialCandidate, Ed Clark]
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A.
Al Clark
Al Clark was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 political drama "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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B.
Al Clark
Al Clark is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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C.
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark was an American character actor active in the 1930s and 1940s, often appearing in supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Bill DeMott
Bill DeMott is a retired American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and WWE, including a controversial tenure as head trainer for WWE’s developmental system.
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E.
Roger Smith
Roger Smith was an American actor and talent manager best known for starring in the TV series "77 Sunset Strip" and later managing the career of his wife, Ann-Margret.
- 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: Ed Clark Target entity description: Ed Clark is an American politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1980 presidential nominee, who helped bring national attention to the party’s platform of limited government and individual liberty.
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A.
Al Clark
Al Clark is a film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed Australian comedy-drama "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
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B.
Al Clark
Al Clark was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 political drama "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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C.
Cliff Clark
Cliff Clark was an American character actor active in the 1930s and 1940s, often appearing in supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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D.
Bill DeMott
Bill DeMott is a retired American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and WWE, including a controversial tenure as head trainer for WWE’s developmental system.
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E.
Roger Smith
Roger Smith was an American actor and talent manager best known for starring in the TV series "77 Sunset Strip" and later managing the career of his wife, Ann-Margret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ |
| ballotAccess | appeared on the ballot in most U.S. states in 1980 presidential election ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1930-05-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Middleborough, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Middleborough, Massachusetts
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| campaignFocus |
cutting federal spending and taxes
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ending victimless crime laws ⓘ non-interventionist foreign policy ⓘ reducing the size of the federal government ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | The Libertarian Option ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1980 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
ⓘ
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| familyName | Clark ⓘ |
| givenName | Ed ⓘ |
| ideology | libertarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Libertarian Party’s 1980 presidential nominee
ⓘ
advocacy of individual liberty ⓘ advocacy of limited government ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ |
| name | Ed Clark ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1980 United States presidential campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Libertarian Party presidential nominee ⓘ |
| represented |
Libertarian Party (United States) in the 1980 U.S. presidential election
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linked to:
Libertarian Party (United States)
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| runningMate | David H. Koch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ed Clark Description of subject: Ed Clark is an American politician best known as the Libertarian Party’s 1980 presidential nominee, who helped bring national attention to the party’s platform of limited government and individual liberty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.