Cotton Hawes
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Cotton Hawes is a fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his distinctive white streak of hair and methodical investigative style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cotton Hawes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20663759 — 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: Cotton Hawes Context triple: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Cotton Hawes]
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A.
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Tennant is an English actress and producer known for roles in series like "Doctor Who" and "Merlin," as well as for her work behind the camera on various television projects.
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B.
Swinton Byrne
Swinton Byrne is the surname of Honor Swinton Byrne, a British actress known for her role in Joanna Hogg’s film "The Souvenir."
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C.
Kensington Tallman
Kensington Tallman is an American actress and voice performer best known for voicing a character in Pixar’s animated film "Inside Out 2."
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D.
Grace Hoylard
Grace Hoylard is a central character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," portrayed as a strong-willed yet vulnerable woman whose interactions with fellow stranded travelers reveal themes of loneliness, desire, and personal resilience.
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E.
Wathel Rogers
Wathel Rogers was an American Disney Imagineer and pioneering engineer known for helping develop the first Audio-Animatronics figures for Disney theme park attractions.
- 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: Cotton Hawes Target entity description: Cotton Hawes is a fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his distinctive white streak of hair and methodical investigative style.
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A.
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Tennant is an English actress and producer known for roles in series like "Doctor Who" and "Merlin," as well as for her work behind the camera on various television projects.
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B.
Swinton Byrne
Swinton Byrne is the surname of Honor Swinton Byrne, a British actress known for her role in Joanna Hogg’s film "The Souvenir."
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C.
Kensington Tallman
Kensington Tallman is an American actress and voice performer best known for voicing a character in Pixar’s animated film "Inside Out 2."
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D.
Grace Hoylard
Grace Hoylard is a central character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," portrayed as a strong-willed yet vulnerable woman whose interactions with fellow stranded travelers reveal themes of loneliness, desire, and personal resilience.
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E.
Wathel Rogers
Wathel Rogers was an American Disney Imagineer and pioneering engineer known for helping develop the first Audio-Animatronics figures for Disney theme park attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.