William Munny
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William Munny is a reformed outlaw and aging gunslinger who reluctantly returns to violence in the Western film "Unforgiven."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Munny canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7560887 — 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: William Munny Context triple: [Unforgiven, mainCharacter, William Munny]
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A.
Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy is an American R&B singer known for his smooth hooks and frequent collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists.
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B.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and following the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn on a new adventure.
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C.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn was a legendary racing greyhound celebrated for his exceptional speed and success on the track.
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D.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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E.
Denny Colt
Denny Colt is the masked vigilante alter ego known as The Spirit, a crime-fighting hero created by cartoonist Will Eisner.
- 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: William Munny Target entity description: William Munny is a reformed outlaw and aging gunslinger who reluctantly returns to violence in the Western film "Unforgiven."
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A.
Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy is an American R&B singer known for his smooth hooks and frequent collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists.
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B.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and following the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn on a new adventure.
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C.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn was a legendary racing greyhound celebrated for his exceptional speed and success on the track.
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D.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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E.
Denny Colt
Denny Colt is the masked vigilante alter ego known as The Spirit, a crime-fighting hero created by cartoonist Will Eisner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ gunslinger ⓘ |
| ally |
Ned Logan
ⓘ
The Schofield Kid ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Unforgiven ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Western film ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | Kansas ⓘ |
| backstory | was once a notorious killer of women and children ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkType | revisionist Western ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aging
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reformed ⓘ reluctant to kill ⓘ remorseful ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Webb Peoples ⓘ |
| enemy |
Big Whiskey cowboys
ⓘ
Little Bill Daggett ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Unforgiven (1992 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Unforgiven
|
| formerOccupation |
bandit
ⓘ
outlaw ⓘ |
| hasChild |
William Munny's daughter
ⓘ
William Munny's son ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
farmer
ⓘ
hog farmer ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | antihero ⓘ |
| motivation | provide money for his children ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of Unforgiven ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
accepts a bounty to kill two cowboys who disfigured a prostitute
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avenges the death of Ned Logan ⓘ returns to killing after years of retirement ⓘ |
| occupation | gunslinger ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Clint Eastwood ⓘ |
| portrayedByAlso | Clint Eastwood as director-star of Unforgiven ⓘ |
| reformedBy | influence of his wife Claudia ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Big Whiskey, Wyoming ⓘ |
| spouse | Claudia Feathers ⓘ |
| themeInNarrative |
aging and mortality
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consequences of violence ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| weapon |
revolver
ⓘ
shotgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Munny Description of subject: William Munny is a reformed outlaw and aging gunslinger who reluctantly returns to violence in the Western film "Unforgiven."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.