Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
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Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt is the young, wrongfully imprisoned Black artist at the heart of James Baldwin’s novel and its film adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk, whose love story with Tish drives the narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt canonical | 3 |
| Fonny | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt Context triple: [If Beale Street Could Talk, mainCharacter, Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt]
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Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder was a Bronx teenager whose years-long pretrial detention and abuse at Rikers Island, despite never being convicted of a crime, became a powerful symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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B.
Ordell Robbie
Ordell Robbie is a ruthless and manipulative gunrunner in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Jackie Brown," known for his charismatic yet menacing demeanor.
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C.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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D.
Joe Trace
Joe Trace is a middle-aged cosmetics salesman in Harlem whose passionate affair and its violent aftermath drive the intertwined stories of Toni Morrison’s novel "Jazz."
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E.
James Forman
James Forman was a prominent civil rights leader and strategist, best known as a key organizer in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and an influential voice in the development of Black Power ideology.
- 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: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt Target entity description: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt is the young, wrongfully imprisoned Black artist at the heart of James Baldwin’s novel and its film adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk, whose love story with Tish drives the narrative.
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A.
Kalief Browder
Kalief Browder was a Bronx teenager whose years-long pretrial detention and abuse at Rikers Island, despite never being convicted of a crime, became a powerful symbol of injustices in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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B.
Ordell Robbie
Ordell Robbie is a ruthless and manipulative gunrunner in Quentin Tarantino’s film "Jackie Brown," known for his charismatic yet menacing demeanor.
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C.
Cleveland Brown
Cleveland Brown is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken neighbor and friend of Peter Griffin who later became the star of the spin-off animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
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D.
Joe Trace
Joe Trace is a middle-aged cosmetics salesman in Harlem whose passionate affair and its violent aftermath drive the intertwined stories of Toni Morrison’s novel "Jazz."
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E.
James Forman
James Forman was a prominent civil rights leader and strategist, best known as a key organizer in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and an influential voice in the development of Black Power ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| accusationType | false criminal charge ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
If Beale Street Could Talk (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
If Beale Street Could Talk
|
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Beale Street (symbolic)
ⓘ
linked to:
Beale Street
|
| centralThemeInWork |
Black love
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racial injustice ⓘ wrongful imprisonment ⓘ |
| characterArc | from hopeful young artist to incarcerated man fighting for justice ⓘ |
| characterFocus | his relationship with Tish Rivers ⓘ |
| creativeWork | If Beale Street Could Talk ⓘ |
| creator | James Baldwin ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunt ⓘ |
| familyStatus | expectant father ⓘ |
| fullName | Alonzo Hunt ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alonzo ⓘ |
| legalStatusInStory | wrongfully imprisoned ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Tish Rivers ⓘ |
| mediumOfAdaptation |
feature film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ |
| nickname |
Fonny
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linked to:
Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
|
| occupation | artist ⓘ |
| plotSignificance | his wrongful imprisonment drives the narrative ⓘ |
| raceInStory | African American ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithTish Rivers | fiancé ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Tish Rivers ⓘ |
| settingOfStory |
Harlem, New York City
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linked to:
Harlem
|
| themeAssociation |
family resilience
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hope amid oppression ⓘ systemic racism in the U.S. justice system ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1970s ⓘ |
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Subject: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt Description of subject: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt is the young, wrongfully imprisoned Black artist at the heart of James Baldwin’s novel and its film adaptation If Beale Street Could Talk, whose love story with Tish drives the narrative.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
linked to: Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt
subject linked to:
James (in If Beale Street Could Talk)