Harry Goldfarb
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Harry Goldfarb is a young heroin addict whose escalating dependence and shattered dreams form one of the central, tragic storylines in the film "Requiem for a Dream."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Goldfarb canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342338 — 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: Harry Goldfarb Context triple: [Requiem for a Dream, featuresCharacter, Harry Goldfarb]
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A.
Gil Goldschein
Gil Goldschein is a television producer and media executive best known for his work on reality TV series, including projects in the Kardashian franchise.
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B.
Edwin Franko Goldman
Edwin Franko Goldman was an influential American bandmaster and composer, best known for founding the Goldman Band and popularizing concert band music in the early 20th century.
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C.
Hertz Grosbard
Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
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D.
William Goldenberg
William Goldenberg is an American film editor known for his work on numerous acclaimed movies, including several collaborations with directors like Michael Mann and Ben Affleck.
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E.
Alfred Teitelbaum
Alfred Teitelbaum, better known as Alfred Tarski, was a Polish-American logician and mathematician renowned for his foundational work in model theory, formal semantics, and the concept of truth in formalized languages.
- 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: Harry Goldfarb Target entity description: Harry Goldfarb is a young heroin addict whose escalating dependence and shattered dreams form one of the central, tragic storylines in the film "Requiem for a Dream."
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A.
Gil Goldschein
Gil Goldschein is a television producer and media executive best known for his work on reality TV series, including projects in the Kardashian franchise.
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B.
Edwin Franko Goldman
Edwin Franko Goldman was an influential American bandmaster and composer, best known for founding the Goldman Band and popularizing concert band music in the early 20th century.
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C.
Hertz Grosbard
Hertz Grosbard was a notable individual associated with the name Hertz, though detailed public information about his life and achievements is limited.
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D.
William Goldenberg
William Goldenberg is an American film editor known for his work on numerous acclaimed movies, including several collaborations with directors like Michael Mann and Ben Affleck.
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E.
Alfred Teitelbaum
Alfred Teitelbaum, better known as Alfred Tarski, was a Polish-American logician and mathematician renowned for his foundational work in model theory, formal semantics, and the concept of truth in formalized languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Requiem for a Dream
ⓘ
Requiem for a Dream (2000 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Requiem for a Dream
|
| associatedWith |
Marion Silver storyline
ⓘ
Sara Goldfarb storyline ⓘ Tyrone C. Love storyline ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the novel Requiem for a Dream ⓘ |
| characterArc | from hopeful youth to devastated addict ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Darren Aronofsky
ⓘ
Hubert Selby Jr. ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Requiem for a Dream (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
novel "Requiem for a Dream"
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drug addiction drama
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| goal |
to build a better life with Marion Silver
ⓘ
to make money dealing drugs ⓘ |
| hasAddiction |
drugs
ⓘ
heroin ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Tyrone C. Love ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Harry Goldfarb ⓘ |
| hasMother | Sara Goldfarb ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Sara Goldfarb ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Marion Silver ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic character ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of heroin addiction
ⓘ
tragic downfall in Requiem for a Dream ⓘ |
| occupation | small-time drug dealer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Requiem for a Dream franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
novel "Requiem for a Dream"
|
| portrayedBy | Jared Leto ⓘ |
| residence | Coney Island ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn
|
| storyOutcome | institutionalization ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
arm infection
ⓘ
physical deterioration ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
broken dreams
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| toneAssociation | tragic ⓘ |
| undergoes | amputation of arm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Goldfarb Description of subject: Harry Goldfarb is a young heroin addict whose escalating dependence and shattered dreams form one of the central, tragic storylines in the film "Requiem for a Dream."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.