Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

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gunfight historical event shootout

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral canonical	19
O.K. Corral	1
O.K. Corral gunfight	1
O.K. Corral shootout	1
film "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957)	1
film "Wyatt Earp" (1994)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1997463 — 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: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Context triple: [Wild West, notableEvent, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral]

A. Tombstone
Tombstone is a 1993 Western film dramatizing the events surrounding Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the lawless town of Tombstone, Arizona.
B. The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
C. Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
D. Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
E. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky is a short story by American author Stephen Crane that humorously subverts traditional Western tropes through the tale of a newly married sheriff returning with his bride to a small frontier town.
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: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Target entity description: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.

A. Tombstone
Tombstone is a 1993 Western film dramatizing the events surrounding Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the lawless town of Tombstone, Arizona.
B. The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
C. Fort Apache
Fort Apache is a 1948 Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its portrayal of U.S. cavalry life and frontier conflict and for helping define the classic American Western genre.
D. Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
E. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky is a short story by American author Stephen Crane that humorously subverts traditional Western tropes through the tale of a newly married sheriff returning with his bride to a small frontier town.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gunfight ⓘ historical event ⓘ shootout ⓘ
hasAftermath	Earp Vendetta Ride ⓘ subsequent legal hearings ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	O.K. Corral gunfight ⓘ linked to: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral O.K. Corral shootout ⓘ linked to: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
hasCause	longstanding conflict between Earps and Cowboys ⓘ tensions over law enforcement and cattle rustling ⓘ violation of Tombstone weapon ordinances ⓘ
hasCity	Tombstone ⓘ
hasCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasCulturalSignificance	subject of books and popular histories ⓘ subject of numerous films ⓘ symbol of the American Wild West ⓘ
hasDate	1881-10-26 ⓘ
hasDuration	about 30 seconds ⓘ
hasGenre	Western lore ⓘ
hasLegalOutcome	Earps and Holliday cleared in court ⓘ
hasLocation	Tombstone, Arizona Territory ⓘ linked to: Tombstone, Arizona United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasNotableFigure	Doc Holliday as gambler and gunfighter ⓘ Wyatt Earp as central lawman ⓘ
hasParticipant	Billy Clanton ⓘ linked to: Ike Clanton Doc Holliday ⓘ Frank McLaury ⓘ Ike Clanton ⓘ Morgan Earp ⓘ Tom McLaury ⓘ Virgil Earp ⓘ Wyatt Earp ⓘ
hasParticipantGroup	the Cowboys ⓘ the Earp brothers ⓘ
hasPortrayalIn	film "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957) ⓘ linked to: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral film "Tombstone" (1993) ⓘ linked to: Tombstone film "Wyatt Earp" (1994) ⓘ linked to: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
hasResult	death of Billy Clanton ⓘ death of Frank McLaury ⓘ death of Tom McLaury ⓘ wounding of Doc Holliday ⓘ wounding of Morgan Earp ⓘ wounding of Virgil Earp ⓘ
hasTerritory	Arizona Territory ⓘ
hasWeaponType	revolvers ⓘ shotguns ⓘ
hasYear	1881 ⓘ
partOf	American Old West ⓘ linked to: Old West history of Arizona Territory ⓘ
tookPlaceNear	O.K. Corral livery and stable ⓘ
tookPlaceOn	a vacant lot near the O.K. Corral ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wild West → notableEvent → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Hal B. Wallis → notableWork → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

My Darling Clementine → mainSubject → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Burt Lancaster → notableWork → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Wyatt Earp → featuresEvent → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Tombstone → basedOn → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Tombstone → portrays → Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral → hasPortrayalIn → film "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957) ⓘ