George Wilson
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George Wilson is a weary, impoverished mechanic and garage owner in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby," whose despair and jealousy help drive the novel’s tragic climax.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Wilson canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549604 — 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: George Wilson Context triple: [The Great Gatsby, hasCharacter, George Wilson]
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A.
Don Lockwood
Don Lockwood is the charismatic silent-film star-turned-musical leading man portrayed by Gene Kelly in the classic Hollywood film "Singin' in the Rain."
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B.
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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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Cosmo Brown
Cosmo Brown is the wisecracking, musically gifted best friend and sidekick to Don Lockwood in the classic Hollywood musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
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E.
Gavvy Cravath
Gavvy Cravath was a power-hitting early 20th-century Major League Baseball outfielder best known for leading the National League in home runs multiple times with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 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: George Wilson Target entity description: George Wilson is a weary, impoverished mechanic and garage owner in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby," whose despair and jealousy help drive the novel’s tragic climax.
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A.
Don Lockwood
Don Lockwood is the charismatic silent-film star-turned-musical leading man portrayed by Gene Kelly in the classic Hollywood film "Singin' in the Rain."
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B.
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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C.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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D.
Cosmo Brown
Cosmo Brown is the wisecracking, musically gifted best friend and sidekick to Don Lockwood in the classic Hollywood musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
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E.
Gavvy Cravath
Gavvy Cravath was a power-hitting early 20th-century Major League Baseball outfielder best known for leading the National League in home runs multiple times with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | garage by the road between West Egg and New York City ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
American Dream
ⓘ
class divide ⓘ despair ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| causeOfAction | belief that Gatsby killed Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Jay Gatsby
ⓘ
Tom Buchanan ⓘ |
| createdBy | F. Scott Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| deathInNarrative | dies by suicide after killing Jay Gatsby ⓘ |
| drivesPlot | murder of Jay Gatsby ⓘ |
| economicStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
despairing
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ weary ⓘ |
| employerOf | none (self-employed) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Great Gatsby
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasSpouseAffairWith |
Tom Buchanan (Myrtle’s affair partner, not his own)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tom Buchanan
|
| inUniverseEvent | Myrtle Wilson’s death by car accident ⓘ |
| knows |
Jay Gatsby
ⓘ
Nick Carraway ⓘ Tom Buchanan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Jazz Age literature ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralPosition | tragic, morally conflicted figure ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst of the novel’s tragic climax ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
garage owner
ⓘ
mechanic ⓘ |
| partOf | The Great Gatsby character ensemble ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationBy |
Bruce Dern (1974 film, as Tom; note: George played by Scott Wilson)
ⓘ
Jason Clarke (2013 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Jason Clarke
Scott Wilson (1974 film adaptation) ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkAppearedIn |
Charles Scribner’s Sons
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Scribner's Sons
|
| residence | Valley of Ashes ⓘ |
| setIn |
Long Island, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Long Island
|
| setInTime | summer of 1922 ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| spouseRelationship | cuckolded husband of Myrtle Wilson ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the ruined, unsuccessful side of the American Dream ⓘ |
| victimOf | Tom Buchanan’s deception ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Wilson Description of subject: George Wilson is a weary, impoverished mechanic and garage owner in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s "The Great Gatsby," whose despair and jealousy help drive the novel’s tragic climax.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.