American Spy
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"American Spy" is a memoir by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, recounting his clandestine operations and career in U.S. intelligence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Spy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1179460 — 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: American Spy Context triple: [E. Howard Hunt, notableWork, American Spy]
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A.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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B.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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C.
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, in which Tom Hanks stars as a lawyer negotiating a Cold War spy exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Syriana
"Syriana" is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film that interweaves multiple storylines to explore the complexities of the global oil industry, U.S. foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics.
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E.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
- 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: American Spy Target entity description: "American Spy" is a memoir by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, recounting his clandestine operations and career in U.S. intelligence.
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A.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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B.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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C.
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies is a 2015 historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, in which Tom Hanks stars as a lawyer negotiating a Cold War spy exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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D.
Syriana
"Syriana" is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film that interweaves multiple storylines to explore the complexities of the global oil industry, U.S. foreign policy, and Middle Eastern politics.
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E.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war action film directed by Michael Bay that dramatizes the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, through the perspective of a team of American security contractors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| aboutPerson | E. Howard Hunt ⓘ |
| author | E. Howard Hunt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
E. Howard Hunt's CIA career
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E. Howard Hunt's involvement in the Watergate affair ⓘ E. Howard Hunt's role in U.S. intelligence ⓘ clandestine operations conducted by E. Howard Hunt ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Bay of Pigs-related activities
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linked to:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Watergate break-in ⓘ
linked to:
Watergate scandal
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| focusesOnOrganization |
CIA
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linked to:
Central Intelligence Agency
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| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | My Secret History in the CIA, Watergate, and Beyond ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
covert action ethics
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government power ⓘ loyalty ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
intelligence memoir
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political memoir ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Cold War ⓘ Watergate scandal ⓘ covert operations ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Regnery Gateway
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linked to:
Regnery Publishing
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| settingPlace |
Europe
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Latin America ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| settingTime |
Cold War era
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linked to:
Cold War
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| subjectOccupationDescribed |
intelligence officer
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political operative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Spy Description of subject: "American Spy" is a memoir by former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt, recounting his clandestine operations and career in U.S. intelligence.
Referenced by (3)
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