William Irish
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William Irish is the crime and suspense fiction pen name of American noir writer Cornell Woolrich, under which he published many of his best-known stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Irish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17340155 — 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: William Irish Context triple: [Cornell Woolrich, notableAlias, William Irish]
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A.
Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran is an American actor and former professional boxer best known for playing the mute Kryptonian villain Non in the Superman film series.
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B.
Edward Keane
Edward Keane was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, appearing in numerous films and serials, often in small or uncredited roles.
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C.
Edward Connolly
Edward Connolly is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized figure by that name.
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D.
Hugh O’Connor
Hugh O’Connor was an American actor best known for his role as Officer Lonnie Jamison on the television series "In the Heat of the Night" and as the adopted son of actor Carroll O’Connor.
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E.
William Ruane
William Ruane is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films such as "Sweet Sixteen" and "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
- 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: William Irish Target entity description: William Irish is the crime and suspense fiction pen name of American noir writer Cornell Woolrich, under which he published many of his best-known stories.
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A.
Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran is an American actor and former professional boxer best known for playing the mute Kryptonian villain Non in the Superman film series.
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B.
Edward Keane
Edward Keane was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, appearing in numerous films and serials, often in small or uncredited roles.
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C.
Edward Connolly
Edward Connolly is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple people, making it difficult to identify a single widely recognized figure by that name.
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D.
Hugh O’Connor
Hugh O’Connor was an American actor best known for his role as Officer Lonnie Jamison on the television series "In the Heat of the Night" and as the adopted son of actor Carroll O’Connor.
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E.
William Ruane
William Ruane is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films such as "Sweet Sixteen" and "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.