John Patrick Mason
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John Patrick Mason is a former British SAS captain and imprisoned spy who becomes an unlikely ally in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Patrick Mason canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T773456 — 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: John Patrick Mason Context triple: [The Rock, character, John Patrick Mason]
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A.
John Patrick
John Patrick was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for works like "The Teahouse of the August Moon" and his contributions to mid-20th-century film and theater.
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B.
Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall was a New Zealand politician who briefly served as the country’s Prime Minister in the early 1970s as leader of the National Party.
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C.
Luc Longley
Luc Longley is an Australian former professional basketball center best known for winning three consecutive NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
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D.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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E.
Neil Black
Neil Black was a distinguished British oboist renowned for his solo performances, chamber music collaborations, and influential recordings in the mid-20th century.
- 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: John Patrick Mason Target entity description: John Patrick Mason is a former British SAS captain and imprisoned spy who becomes an unlikely ally in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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A.
John Patrick
John Patrick was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for works like "The Teahouse of the August Moon" and his contributions to mid-20th-century film and theater.
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B.
Jack Marshall
Jack Marshall was a New Zealand politician who briefly served as the country’s Prime Minister in the early 1970s as leader of the National Party.
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C.
Luc Longley
Luc Longley is an Australian former professional basketball center best known for winning three consecutive NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
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D.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
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E.
Neil Black
Neil Black was a distinguished British oboist renowned for his solo performances, chamber music collaborations, and influential recordings in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Stanley Goodspeed
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
|
| appearsIn |
The Rock
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| appearsInGenre |
action film
ⓘ
prison break film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alcatraz escape plan
ⓘ
microfilm containing U.S. government secrets ⓘ |
| characterArc | reluctant prisoner turned ally to U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
FBI
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Marines assault team ⓘ
linked to:
MARSOC Raiders
|
| countryOfService | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David Weisberg
ⓘ
Douglas Cook ⓘ Mark Rosner ⓘ |
| detainedAt |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
various secret U.S. prisons ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Francis X. Hummel
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps rogue unit on Alcatraz ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Michael Bay ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Rock
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| formerPrisonerOf | United States government ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Jade Angelou ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor | stealing a microfilm with state secrets ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the only inmate to successfully escape Alcatraz in The Rock ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterAlliesWith |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| loyalty | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Special Air Service ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| missionInWork |
help stop a VX gas attack on San Francisco
ⓘ
infiltrate Alcatraz Island ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
cynical but honorable
ⓘ
highly resourceful ⓘ strategically intelligent ⓘ |
| occupation |
British Army officer
ⓘ
spy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Connery ⓘ |
| roleInWork | deuteragonist in The Rock ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
The Rock film universe
ⓘ
linked to:
film "The Rock"
|
| skills |
covert operations
ⓘ
escape artistry ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ tactical planning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Patrick Mason Description of subject: John Patrick Mason is a former British SAS captain and imprisoned spy who becomes an unlikely ally in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.