Breck Coleman – John Wayne
E470463
Breck Coleman is the pioneering wagon train scout hero played by John Wayne in the 1930 Western epic "The Big Trail."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breck Coleman – John Wayne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4795465 — 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: Breck Coleman – John Wayne Context triple: [The Big Trail, characterPortrayedBy, Breck Coleman – John Wayne]
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A.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Chet Roberts
Chet Roberts is an American guitarist best known as a member of the rock band 3 Doors Down.
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C.
Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld is an American actress known for her work in film and television from the late 1950s onward, including acclaimed performances in movies like "The Cincinnati Kid" and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar."
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D.
Roy Rogers Jr.
Roy Rogers Jr. is the son of legendary American cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers, known for preserving and promoting his parents’ Western entertainment legacy.
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E.
Warren Cowgill
Warren Cowgill was an influential American historical linguist known for his work on Indo-European linguistics and his advocacy of the Italo-Celtic hypothesis.
- 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: Breck Coleman – John Wayne Target entity description: Breck Coleman is the pioneering wagon train scout hero played by John Wayne in the 1930 Western epic "The Big Trail."
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A.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Chet Roberts
Chet Roberts is an American guitarist best known as a member of the rock band 3 Doors Down.
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C.
Tuesday Weld
Tuesday Weld is an American actress known for her work in film and television from the late 1950s onward, including acclaimed performances in movies like "The Cincinnati Kid" and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar."
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D.
Roy Rogers Jr.
Roy Rogers Jr. is the son of legendary American cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers, known for preserving and promoting his parents’ Western entertainment legacy.
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E.
Warren Cowgill
Warren Cowgill was an influential American historical linguist known for his work on Indo-European linguistics and his advocacy of the Italo-Celtic hypothesis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Big Trail ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
frontier exploration
ⓘ
pioneering spirit ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | heroic ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalUniverse | The Big Trail universe ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | leader of wagon train ⓘ |
| notableFor | being John Wayne’s first major starring role ⓘ |
| occupation | wagon train scout ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Wayne ⓘ |
| portrayedByBirthName | Marion Robert Morrison ⓘ |
| portrayedByOccupation | American actor ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | pioneering wagon train scout hero ⓘ |
| setting | American frontier ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century American West ⓘ |
| workColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| workDirector | Raoul Walsh ⓘ |
| workFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| workProductionCompany | Fox Film Corporation ⓘ |
| workReleaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| workStudioSystemEra | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1930 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breck Coleman – John Wayne Description of subject: Breck Coleman is the pioneering wagon train scout hero played by John Wayne in the 1930 Western epic "The Big Trail."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.