Frank Poole
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Frank Poole is one of the two astronaut crew members aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic "2001: A Space Odyssey."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Poole canonical | 8 |
| Dr. Frank Poole | 1 |
| Frank Poole in 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805246 — 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: Frank Poole Context triple: [2001: A Space Odyssey, notableCharacter, Frank Poole]
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A.
Charles Conrad
Charles "Pete" Conrad was an American astronaut, naval officer, and the third person to walk on the Moon.
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B.
Albert Hadley
Albert Hadley was a prominent American interior designer renowned for his influential partnership with Sister Parish and his refined, modern classic style.
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C.
Jack Swigert
Jack Swigert was an American astronaut, test pilot, and politician best known as the command module pilot of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission.
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D.
Fred Haise
Fred Haise is an American astronaut and test pilot best known as the lunar module pilot on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
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E.
Edward D. White
Edward D. White was the ninth Chief Justice of the United States, known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role on the Supreme Court in the early 20th century.
- 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: Frank Poole Target entity description: Frank Poole is one of the two astronaut crew members aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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A.
Charles Conrad
Charles "Pete" Conrad was an American astronaut, naval officer, and the third person to walk on the Moon.
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B.
Albert Hadley
Albert Hadley was a prominent American interior designer renowned for his influential partnership with Sister Parish and his refined, modern classic style.
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C.
Jack Swigert
Jack Swigert was an American astronaut, test pilot, and politician best known as the command module pilot of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission.
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D.
Fred Haise
Fred Haise is an American astronaut and test pilot best known as the lunar module pilot on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
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E.
Edward D. White
Edward D. White was the ninth Chief Justice of the United States, known for his conservative jurisprudence and influential role on the Supreme Court in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronaut
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fictional character ⓘ human male ⓘ |
| affiliation | Discovery One crew ⓘ |
| antagonist | HAL 9000 ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
2001: A Space Odyssey
ⓘ
2001: A Space Odyssey (film) ⓘ
linked to:
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
2001: A Space Odyssey
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| appearsInFranchise |
Space Odyssey series
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey universe
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| basedOn | concept of professional, emotionally restrained astronaut ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calm under pressure
ⓘ
professional ⓘ reserved ⓘ |
| characterType | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| colleague | Dave Bowman ⓘ |
| creator |
Arthur C. Clarke
ⓘ
Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
| deathCause | sabotage by HAL 9000 ⓘ |
| deathLocation | space near Jupiter (film continuity) ⓘ |
| deathManner | killed in space outside Discovery One ⓘ |
| employer |
United States space program
ⓘ
linked to:
United States civil space program
|
| firstAppearance |
film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
ⓘ
linked to:
2001: A Space Odyssey
novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) ⓘ
linked to:
2001: A Space Odyssey
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Arthur C. Clarke’s Space Odyssey universe ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| mission | Jupiter mission ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates conflict between humans and AI ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
spacewalk to replace AE-35 unit
ⓘ
untethered and sent tumbling into space by HAL-controlled pod ⓘ |
| occupation | astronaut ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gary Lockwood ⓘ |
| role |
crew member of Discovery One
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| setting | Discovery One spacecraft ⓘ |
| shipboardComputer | HAL 9000 ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Discovery One
ⓘ
linked to:
Discovery One spacecraft
|
| worksWith | HAL 9000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Poole Description of subject: Frank Poole is one of the two astronaut crew members aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction epic "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Frank Poole
subject linked to:
Discovery One spacecraft
subject linked to:
Lockwood
linked to: Frank Poole
subject linked to:
John Gary Yurosek