Redford Stevens
E368240
Redford Stevens is the fictional protagonist whose life and death are explored in reverse chronology on The Roots’ concept album "Undun."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Redford Stevens canonical | 2 |
| Redford | 1 |
| the fictional character Redford Stevens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3544579 — 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: Redford Stevens Context triple: [Undun, narrativeProtagonistName, Redford Stevens]
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A.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-winning role in the film "All the King's Men" and for starring in the television series "Highway Patrol."
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B.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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C.
Oscar Folsom
Oscar Folsom was an American lawyer from Buffalo, New York, best known as the father of Frances Folsom Cleveland, the youngest First Lady in U.S. history.
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D.
Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
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E.
Thomas Mitchell Morris
Thomas Mitchell "Old Tom" Morris was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish golfer and greenkeeper, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern golf and a multiple Open Championship winner.
- 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: Redford Stevens Target entity description: Redford Stevens is the fictional protagonist whose life and death are explored in reverse chronology on The Roots’ concept album "Undun."
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A.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-winning role in the film "All the King's Men" and for starring in the television series "Highway Patrol."
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B.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
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C.
Oscar Folsom
Oscar Folsom was an American lawyer from Buffalo, New York, best known as the father of Frances Folsom Cleveland, the youngest First Lady in U.S. history.
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D.
Jack Henry Robbins
Jack Henry Robbins is an American filmmaker and director known for his work on independent films and for being the son of actor Tim Robbins and actress Susan Sarandon.
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E.
Thomas Mitchell Morris
Thomas Mitchell "Old Tom" Morris was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish golfer and greenkeeper, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern golf and a multiple Open Championship winner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Roots concept album Undun
ⓘ
linked to:
Undun (album) by The Roots
Undun ⓘ |
| associatedWithTrack |
I Remember
ⓘ
Kool On ⓘ Lighthouse ⓘ Make My ⓘ One Time ⓘ Redford ⓘ
linked to:
Redford Stevens
Sleep ⓘ Stomp ⓘ The OtherSide ⓘ Tip The Scale ⓘ
linked to:
Tip the Scale
|
| centralTheme |
choices and consequences
ⓘ
existential reflection ⓘ fate ⓘ urban struggle ⓘ |
| createdBy | The Roots ⓘ |
| deathExploredIn | Undun ⓘ |
| exploresThemeOf |
crime
ⓘ
determinism vs free will ⓘ poverty ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Roots – Undun
ⓘ
linked to:
Undun (album) by The Roots
|
| genreContext |
concept album
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasFate | dies young ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lifeExploredIn | Undun ⓘ |
| nameUsedAs | narrative anchor for Undun ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
character study
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | reverse chronology ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | young Black man ⓘ |
| setting | American inner city ⓘ |
| storyMedium | music album ⓘ |
| storyToldFromPerspectiveOf | multiple narrators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Redford Stevens Description of subject: Redford Stevens is the fictional protagonist whose life and death are explored in reverse chronology on The Roots’ concept album "Undun."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.