King of the Bootleggers
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King of the Bootleggers is the famous Prohibition-era moniker of George Remus, a powerful and flamboyant American bootlegger and lawyer who built a vast illegal liquor empire in the 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of the Bootleggers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6557530 — 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: King of the Bootleggers Context triple: [George Remus, nickname, King of the Bootleggers]
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A.
Al Capone of New Jersey
Al Capone of New Jersey was the notorious nickname of Prohibition-era mobster Longy Zwillman, a powerful organized crime boss who dominated bootlegging and racketeering in New Jersey.
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B.
Los borrachos
Los borrachos is a celebrated early 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the Roman god Bacchus carousing with a group of drunkards in a naturalistic, earthy style.
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C.
The High Life
The High Life is a short-lived 1990s American sitcom created by David Letterman’s production company, known for its offbeat humor and portrayal of two elevator operators in a 1950s Pittsburgh hotel.
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D.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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E.
Last Call
Last Call is an off-price retail chain offering discounted designer and luxury merchandise associated with Neiman Marcus.
- 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: King of the Bootleggers Target entity description: King of the Bootleggers is the famous Prohibition-era moniker of George Remus, a powerful and flamboyant American bootlegger and lawyer who built a vast illegal liquor empire in the 1920s.
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A.
Al Capone of New Jersey
Al Capone of New Jersey was the notorious nickname of Prohibition-era mobster Longy Zwillman, a powerful organized crime boss who dominated bootlegging and racketeering in New Jersey.
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B.
Los borrachos
Los borrachos is a celebrated early 17th-century painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the Roman god Bacchus carousing with a group of drunkards in a naturalistic, earthy style.
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C.
The High Life
The High Life is a short-lived 1990s American sitcom created by David Letterman’s production company, known for its offbeat humor and portrayal of two elevator operators in a 1950s Pittsburgh hotel.
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D.
The Gangster
The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
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E.
Last Call
Last Call is an off-price retail chain offering discounted designer and luxury merchandise associated with Neiman Marcus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
press
ⓘ
public ⓘ |
| appliedToOccupation |
bootlegger
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| associatedWithActivity |
bootlegging
ⓘ
illegal liquor trade ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrimeType |
liquor smuggling
ⓘ
violation of Prohibition laws ⓘ |
| countryOfContext |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denotesStatus | top bootlegger in the United States during Prohibition ⓘ |
| describesAttribute |
flamboyant
ⓘ
powerful ⓘ |
| eraOfUse |
Prohibition in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Prohibition era in the United States
|
| fieldOfUse |
American history
ⓘ
organized crime history ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | symbol of Prohibition-era bootlegging power ⓘ |
| hasNotableCityContext |
Chicago
ⓘ
Cincinnati ⓘ |
| hasNotableDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasNotablePeriod | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| hasSubject | George Remus's liquor empire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | George Remus ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Prohibition in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Prohibition era in the United States
bootlegging in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToPerson | George Remus ⓘ |
| usedFor | describing George Remus's dominance in bootlegging ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of the Bootleggers Description of subject: King of the Bootleggers is the famous Prohibition-era moniker of George Remus, a powerful and flamboyant American bootlegger and lawyer who built a vast illegal liquor empire in the 1920s.
Referenced by (1)
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