Savage Sam
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Savage Sam is a children's novel by Fred Gipson that continues the frontier adventures of the Coates family, focusing on the brave dog Sam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savage Sam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3022933 — 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: Savage Sam Context triple: [Old Yeller, hasSequel, Savage Sam]
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A.
Outlaw Pete
"Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
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B.
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney as a fast-drawing drifter who clashes with corrupt town leaders on the American frontier.
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C.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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D.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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E.
Lion of the West
Lion of the West was the famous nickname of Boer general Koos de la Rey, celebrated for his leadership and tactical brilliance during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
- 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: Savage Sam Target entity description: Savage Sam is a children's novel by Fred Gipson that continues the frontier adventures of the Coates family, focusing on the brave dog Sam.
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A.
Outlaw Pete
"Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
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B.
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney as a fast-drawing drifter who clashes with corrupt town leaders on the American frontier.
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C.
The Man from Painted Post
The Man from Painted Post is a 1917 American silent Western film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a cowboy who becomes entangled in romance and adventure.
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D.
The Outlaw
The Outlaw is a 1943 Western film famous for its controversial sexual content and for helping launch the career of actress Jane Russell.
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E.
Lion of the West
Lion of the West was the famous nickname of Boer general Koos de la Rey, celebrated for his leadership and tactical brilliance during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Fred Gipson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Arliss Coates
ⓘ
Coates family ⓘ Sam ⓘ Travis Coates ⓘ |
| follows |
Old Yeller
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
|
| genre |
Western fiction
ⓘ
adventure fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ |
| hasAnimalProtagonist | dog ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage
ⓘ
family ⓘ frontier life ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | children's books ⓘ |
| isSequelTo |
Old Yeller
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Old Yeller series
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Yeller (1956 novel)
|
| mainCharacter | Sam ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | frontier adventures of the Coates family ⓘ |
| notableFor | continuing the story begun in Old Yeller ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecies | dog ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPeriod | Texas frontier ⓘ |
| settingState | Texas ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Savage Sam Description of subject: Savage Sam is a children's novel by Fred Gipson that continues the frontier adventures of the Coates family, focusing on the brave dog Sam.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.