Lester Burdon
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Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lester Burdon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342459 — 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: Lester Burdon Context triple: [House of Sand and Fog, mainCharacter, Lester Burdon]
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A.
Lloyd Barker
Lloyd Barker was an American gangster best known as a member of the notorious Barker–Karpis crime gang during the early 20th century.
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B.
Edwin Glenn
Edwin Glenn was a U.S. Army officer and explorer best known for leading early 20th-century expeditions in Alaska, for whom the Glenn Highway is named.
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C.
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the outspoken Alf Garnett in the television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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D.
Jack B. Sowards
Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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E.
Burt Campbell
Burt Campbell is a central comedic character from the satirical TV sitcom "Soap," known for his eccentric behavior and involvement in the show's absurd, soap-opera-style storylines.
- 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: Lester Burdon Target entity description: Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."
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A.
Lloyd Barker
Lloyd Barker was an American gangster best known as a member of the notorious Barker–Karpis crime gang during the early 20th century.
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B.
Edwin Glenn
Edwin Glenn was a U.S. Army officer and explorer best known for leading early 20th-century expeditions in Alaska, for whom the Glenn Highway is named.
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C.
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell was a British actor best known for his portrayal of the outspoken Alf Garnett in the television sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part."
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D.
Jack B. Sowards
Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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E.
Burt Campbell
Burt Campbell is a central comedic character from the satirical TV sitcom "Soap," known for his eccentric behavior and involvement in the show's absurd, soap-opera-style storylines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
House of Sand and Fog (2003 film)
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linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
|
| appearsIn |
House of Sand and Fog (film)
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linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
|
| conflictsWith |
Massoud Behrani
ⓘ
his moral values ⓘ his police duties ⓘ |
| createdBy | Andre Dubus III ⓘ |
| drives |
tension in the story
ⓘ
tragedy in the story ⓘ |
| experiences |
anger
ⓘ
fear ⓘ guilt ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| genreContext |
psychological drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAffairWith | Kathy Nicolo ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
emotionally unstable ⓘ morally troubled ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Kathy Nicolo ⓘ |
| involvedIn | eviction of Kathy Nicolo ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
escalates central conflict
ⓘ
illustrates moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
central character
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| setting | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lester Burdon Description of subject: Lester Burdon is a conflicted police officer whose personal and moral struggles drive much of the tension and tragedy in the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.