James McKay
E262022
James McKay is the principled and peace-seeking Easterner who becomes embroiled in a violent Western land feud in the classic film "The Big Country."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James McKay canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2326307 — 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: James McKay Context triple: [The Big Country, mainCharacter, James McKay]
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A.
Fergus McMaster
Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
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B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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C.
Jack McGowan
Jack McGowan was a screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 musical "Babes in Arms."
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D.
Thomas McKay
Thomas McKay was a 19th-century Scottish-born Canadian stonemason, entrepreneur, and early industrialist who played a key role in the development of Ottawa.
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E.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
- 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: James McKay Target entity description: James McKay is the principled and peace-seeking Easterner who becomes embroiled in a violent Western land feud in the classic film "The Big Country."
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A.
Fergus McMaster
Fergus McMaster was an Australian businessman best known as a co-founder and early chairman of Qantas, helping to establish it as a pioneering national airline.
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B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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C.
Jack McGowan
Jack McGowan was a screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the 1939 musical "Babes in Arms."
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D.
Thomas McKay
Thomas McKay was a 19th-century Scottish-born Canadian stonemason, entrepreneur, and early industrialist who played a key role in the development of Ottawa.
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E.
Ray McDonald
Ray McDonald was an American actor and dancer known for his musical film roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Big Country ⓘ |
| associatedLocationInFilm |
Hannassey territory
ⓘ
Terrill ranch ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamilyFeud | Terrill–Hannassey feud ⓘ |
| basedInWork |
The Big Country (1958 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Big Country
|
| characterTrait |
courageous
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honorable ⓘ nonviolent ⓘ peace-seeking ⓘ principled ⓘ self-controlled ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Buck Hannassey
ⓘ
Rufus Hannassey ⓘ |
| createdFor | United Artists film production ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | William Wyler ⓘ |
| engagementContext | visits fiancée’s family ranch ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | Western ⓘ |
| filmSettingEra |
American Old West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| futureFatherInLaw | Major Henry Terrill ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Western land feud ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| moralStance |
rejects violence as a means to prove manhood
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seeks peaceful resolution to land dispute ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Big Country ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAttribute | wealthy ship owner ⓘ |
| notableScene |
refuses to be provoked into a public fight with Buck Hannassey
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rides the unbroken horse Old Thunder ⓘ secretly fights Steve Leech in a remote location ⓘ |
| occupation | sea captain ⓘ |
| origin | Easterner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gregory Peck ⓘ |
| romanticPartnerInFilm | Patricia Terrill ⓘ |
| screenWriterCreators |
James R. Webb
ⓘ
Robert Wilder ⓘ Sy Bartlett ⓘ |
| symbolizes | civilized Eastern values in the American West ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
honor versus machismo
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outsider in a closed community ⓘ peace versus violence ⓘ |
| travelFrom | Eastern United States ⓘ |
| travelTo | Western frontier ranch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James McKay Description of subject: James McKay is the principled and peace-seeking Easterner who becomes embroiled in a violent Western land feud in the classic film "The Big Country."
Referenced by (2)
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