The Black Marble
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The Black Marble is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Harold Becker, based on Joseph Wambaugh’s novel about a mismatched pair of Los Angeles police officers investigating a dognapping case.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Marble canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18812966 — 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: The Black Marble Context triple: [Paula Prentiss, notableWork, The Black Marble]
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A.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
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B.
Made of Stone
"Made of Stone" is a 1989 indie rock song by The Stone Roses, regarded as one of their signature tracks and a key anthem of the Madchester era.
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C.
The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
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D.
White Desert
White Desert is a striking desert region in Egypt famed for its surreal white chalk rock formations and otherworldly landscapes.
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E.
The Black Ice
"The Black Ice" is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a fellow officer’s suspicious death and its ties to drug trafficking and corruption.
- 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: The Black Marble Target entity description: The Black Marble is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Harold Becker, based on Joseph Wambaugh’s novel about a mismatched pair of Los Angeles police officers investigating a dognapping case.
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A.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
-
B.
Made of Stone
"Made of Stone" is a 1989 indie rock song by The Stone Roses, regarded as one of their signature tracks and a key anthem of the Madchester era.
-
C.
The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
-
D.
White Desert
White Desert is a striking desert region in Egypt famed for its surreal white chalk rock formations and otherworldly landscapes.
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E.
The Black Ice
"The Black Ice" is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a fellow officer’s suspicious death and its ties to drug trafficking and corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.