Jim Stark
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Jim Stark is the troubled, rebellious teenager portrayed by James Dean in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," emblematic of postwar American youth angst and alienation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jim Stark canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1982410 — 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: Jim Stark Context triple: [Rebel Without a Cause, mainCharacter, Jim Stark]
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A.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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B.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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C.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ran Carthon
Ran Carthon is an American football executive and former NFL running back who serves as the general manager of the Tennessee Titans.
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E.
Frank Gaylord
Frank Gaylord was an American sculptor best known for creating the statues of soldiers at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Jim Stark Target entity description: Jim Stark is the troubled, rebellious teenager portrayed by James Dean in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," emblematic of postwar American youth angst and alienation.
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A.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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B.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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C.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Ran Carthon
Ran Carthon is an American football executive and former NFL running back who serves as the general manager of the Tennessee Titans.
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E.
Frank Gaylord
Frank Gaylord was an American sculptor best known for creating the statues of soldiers at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ teenage character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Rebel Without a Cause ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
blue jeans
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leather boots ⓘ red jacket ⓘ white T-shirt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alienated
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angst-ridden ⓘ rebellious ⓘ sensitive ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Buzz Gunderson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Nicholas Ray ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
icon of teenage rebellion
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iconic James Dean role ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
son of Carol Stark
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son of Frank Stark ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Rebel Without a Cause ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
drama
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teen drama ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Rebel Without a Cause ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
John "Plato" Crawford
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linked to:
John Crawford
Judy ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Judy ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableQuote | You’re tearing me apart! ⓘ |
| notableScene |
chickie run at the cliff
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planetarium confrontation ⓘ police station opening scene ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| parentalIssue | strained relationship with his parents ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Dean ⓘ |
| psychologicalTheme |
conflict with authority
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need for belonging ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
juvenile delinquency anxieties
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postwar American youth angst ⓘ teenage alienation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| wears | red jacket ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Stark Description of subject: Jim Stark is the troubled, rebellious teenager portrayed by James Dean in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," emblematic of postwar American youth angst and alienation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.