Lt. Jim Bledsoe
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Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lt. Jim Bledsoe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3422494 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lt. Jim Bledsoe Context triple: [Run Silent, Run Deep, hasCharacter, Lt. Jim Bledsoe]
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A.
Lieutenant Randy Disher
Lieutenant Randy Disher is a quirky, well-meaning but often bumbling police lieutenant and band frontman who serves as comic relief and a loyal ally to Adrian Monk in the TV series "Monk."
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B.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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C.
Lt. Mike Stone
Lt. Mike Stone is the veteran, streetwise San Francisco homicide detective portrayed by Karl Malden in the classic crime drama series "The Streets of San Francisco."
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
- 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: Lt. Jim Bledsoe Target entity description: Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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A.
Lieutenant Randy Disher
Lieutenant Randy Disher is a quirky, well-meaning but often bumbling police lieutenant and band frontman who serves as comic relief and a loyal ally to Adrian Monk in the TV series "Monk."
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B.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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C.
Lt. Mike Stone
Lt. Mike Stone is the veteran, streetwise San Francisco homicide detective portrayed by Karl Malden in the classic crime drama series "The Streets of San Francisco."
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Sergeant Calhoun
Sergeant Calhoun is a tough, battle-hardened space marine and the heroic commander from the in-game world of "Hero's Duty" in Disney's animated film *Wreck-It Ralph*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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naval officer ⓘ submarine officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| appearsIn |
Run Silent, Run Deep (film)
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linked to:
Run Silent, Run Deep
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| basedOn | character from the novel Run Silent, Run Deep ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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competent ⓘ conflicted ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| genreOfWork |
drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith |
Commander P. J. Richardson
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linked to:
Cmdr. P. J. "Rich" Richardson
|
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to commanding officer ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
conflict over command
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tactical disagreement ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Burt Lancaster ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | submarine warfare operations ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | fictional ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateOf |
Commander P. J. Richardson
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linked to:
Cmdr. P. J. "Rich" Richardson
|
| themeInvolvement |
command responsibility
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duty versus personal ambition ⓘ |
| vesselTypeServedOn | submarine ⓘ |
| workBasedOn |
Run Silent, Run Deep (novel)
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linked to:
Run Silent, Run Deep
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| workDirector | Robert Wise ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lt. Jim Bledsoe Description of subject: Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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