Ward Littell
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Ward Littell is a central fictional character in James Ellroy’s crime novel "American Tabloid," depicted as a morally conflicted lawyer and FBI agent entangled in political corruption and underworld conspiracies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ward Littell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23196243 — 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: Ward Littell Context triple: [American Tabloid, protagonist, Ward Littell]
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A.
David Huddleston
David Huddleston was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including the title role in the cult classic comedy "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
James A. Collingsworth
James A. Collingsworth was an early Texas political leader and jurist who served as a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first chief justice of the Republic of Texas.
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C.
Don D. Scott
Don D. Scott is an American screenwriter best known for writing the hit comedy film "Barbershop" and its sequel.
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D.
John McKissick
John McKissick was a legendary American high school football coach, best known for becoming the winningest coach in football history during his long tenure at Summerville High School in South Carolina.
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E.
Ed Steele
Ed Steele was a professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues, best known as an outfielder for the Birmingham Black Barons.
- 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: Ward Littell Target entity description: Ward Littell is a central fictional character in James Ellroy’s crime novel "American Tabloid," depicted as a morally conflicted lawyer and FBI agent entangled in political corruption and underworld conspiracies.
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A.
David Huddleston
David Huddleston was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including the title role in the cult classic comedy "The Big Lebowski."
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B.
James A. Collingsworth
James A. Collingsworth was an early Texas political leader and jurist who served as a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first chief justice of the Republic of Texas.
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C.
Don D. Scott
Don D. Scott is an American screenwriter best known for writing the hit comedy film "Barbershop" and its sequel.
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D.
John McKissick
John McKissick was a legendary American high school football coach, best known for becoming the winningest coach in football history during his long tenure at Summerville High School in South Carolina.
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E.
Ed Steele
Ed Steele was a professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues, best known as an outfielder for the Birmingham Black Barons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.