Alex Kintner
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Alex Kintner is a young boy whose fatal shark attack at Amity Island becomes a pivotal and haunting event in the film "Jaws."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Kintner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8306899 — 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: Alex Kintner Context triple: [Amity Beach, associatedWithCharacter, Alex Kintner]
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A.
Jordan Kerner
Jordan Kerner is an American film and television producer known for projects such as "Less Than Zero" and the live-action "The Smurfs" films.
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B.
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "Pretty Little Liars" and films including the "Fifty Shades" franchise.
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C.
Kerry Killinger
Kerry Killinger is an American banker best known for leading Washington Mutual as its CEO during its aggressive expansion and subsequent collapse in the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Aaron Burckhard
Aaron Burckhard is an American drummer best known as one of the earliest drummers for the grunge band Nirvana during its formative years.
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E.
Michael Kinney
Michael Kinney is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname Kinney, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
- 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: Alex Kintner Target entity description: Alex Kintner is a young boy whose fatal shark attack at Amity Island becomes a pivotal and haunting event in the film "Jaws."
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A.
Jordan Kerner
Jordan Kerner is an American film and television producer known for projects such as "Less Than Zero" and the live-action "The Smurfs" films.
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B.
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "Pretty Little Liars" and films including the "Fifty Shades" franchise.
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C.
Kerry Killinger
Kerry Killinger is an American banker best known for leading Washington Mutual as its CEO during its aggressive expansion and subsequent collapse in the 2008 financial crisis.
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D.
Aaron Burckhard
Aaron Burckhard is an American drummer best known as one of the earliest drummers for the grunge band Nirvana during its formative years.
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E.
Michael Kinney
Michael Kinney is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname Kinney, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| age | young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws
ⓘ
Jaws (1975 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws
|
| appearsInScene | 4th of July beach sequence ⓘ |
| associatedObject | yellow inflatable raft ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
community denial and responsibility
ⓘ
cost of political inaction ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Jaws (novel) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | shark attack ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Peter Benchley
ⓘ
Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| deathLocation |
Amity Island beach
ⓘ
linked to:
Amity Beach
waters off Amity Island ⓘ |
| familyName | Kintner ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Jaws franchise ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mrs. Kintner ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
bounty on the shark
ⓘ
hiring of Quint ⓘ public outcry over beach safety ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by great white shark ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for plot escalation
ⓘ
victim of shark attack ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disappearance while on yellow raft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting impact on the town of Amity
ⓘ
pivotal early shark attack in Jaws ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeffrey Voorhees ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Alex Kintner’s mother slaps Chief Brody scene ⓘ |
| residence | Amity Island ⓘ |
| screenTimeCharacteristic | brief but crucial appearance ⓘ |
| storyFunction |
demonstrates danger to children
ⓘ
raises stakes of shark threat ⓘ |
| toneAssociation | tragic ⓘ |
| triggersActionBy |
Chief Martin Brody
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin Brody
Mayor Larry Vaughn ⓘ citizens of Amity Island ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alex Kintner Description of subject: Alex Kintner is a young boy whose fatal shark attack at Amity Island becomes a pivotal and haunting event in the film "Jaws."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.