Willie Dennis
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Willie Dennis was an American jazz trombonist known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s with leading bandleaders such as Charles Mingus and Buddy Rich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willie Dennis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21520547 — 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: Willie Dennis Context triple: [Mingus Ah Um, featuresMusician, Willie Dennis]
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A.
Willie Wise
Willie Wise is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his standout play in the ABA during the early 1970s.
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B.
Willie Scroggs
Willie Scroggs is a former American lacrosse coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina men's lacrosse program to multiple NCAA championships in the 1980s.
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C.
Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe was an American center fielder who starred in the Negro Leagues before becoming the National League Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves in 1950.
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D.
Willie Garvin
Willie Garvin is the fiercely loyal, streetwise ex-criminal and expert fighter who serves as Modesty Blaise’s closest friend and right-hand man in the Modesty Blaise adventure series.
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E.
Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon was an American film actress best known for her role in the classic 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath."
- 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: Willie Dennis Target entity description: Willie Dennis was an American jazz trombonist known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s with leading bandleaders such as Charles Mingus and Buddy Rich.
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A.
Willie Wise
Willie Wise is a former American professional basketball forward best known for his standout play in the ABA during the early 1970s.
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B.
Willie Scroggs
Willie Scroggs is a former American lacrosse coach best known for leading the University of North Carolina men's lacrosse program to multiple NCAA championships in the 1980s.
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C.
Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe was an American center fielder who starred in the Negro Leagues before becoming the National League Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves in 1950.
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D.
Willie Garvin
Willie Garvin is the fiercely loyal, streetwise ex-criminal and expert fighter who serves as Modesty Blaise’s closest friend and right-hand man in the Modesty Blaise adventure series.
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E.
Dorris Bowdon
Dorris Bowdon was an American film actress best known for her role in the classic 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.