Otis B. Driftwood
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Otis B. Driftwood is a sadistic, homicidal member of the Firefly family and a central antagonist in Rob Zombie’s horror films "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil’s Rejects."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otis B. Driftwood canonical | 8 |
| Otis Driftwood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21449350 — 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: Otis B. Driftwood Context triple: [Bill Moseley, portrayed, Otis B. Driftwood]
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A.
Otis B. Driftwood
Otis B. Driftwood is a fast-talking, wisecracking con man portrayed by Groucho Marx in the Marx Brothers’ 1935 comedy film "A Night at the Opera."
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B.
Oscar E. Teagarden
Oscar E. Teagarden was a judge who served on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, contributing to the development of U.S. customs and patent law.
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C.
Eaton L. Dickey
Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
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D.
Otis Pike
Otis Pike was an American Democratic congressman from New York known for his leadership in investigating U.S. intelligence agencies during the 1970s.
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E.
Elvin C. Drake
Elvin C. Drake was a prominent American track and field coach at UCLA, best known for leading the university’s successful athletics program in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Otis B. Driftwood Target entity description: Otis B. Driftwood is a sadistic, homicidal member of the Firefly family and a central antagonist in Rob Zombie’s horror films "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil’s Rejects."
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A.
Otis B. Driftwood
Otis B. Driftwood is a fast-talking, wisecracking con man portrayed by Groucho Marx in the Marx Brothers’ 1935 comedy film "A Night at the Opera."
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B.
Oscar E. Teagarden
Oscar E. Teagarden was a judge who served on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, contributing to the development of U.S. customs and patent law.
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C.
Eaton L. Dickey
Eaton L. Dickey was an American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador, notably representing the United States in Panama.
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D.
Otis Pike
Otis Pike was an American Democratic congressman from New York known for his leadership in investigating U.S. intelligence agencies during the 1970s.
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E.
Elvin C. Drake
Elvin C. Drake was a prominent American track and field coach at UCLA, best known for leading the university’s successful athletics program in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Otis B. Driftwood
subject linked to:
Firefly film series
subject linked to:
Firefly film series
subject linked to:
Firefly film series