Calvin McCann
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Calvin McCann is the protagonist of Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” a 19th-century aristocrat whose investigation of his family’s cursed New England estate uncovers an ancient, supernatural evil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Calvin McCann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8660020 — 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)
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Target entity: Calvin McCann Context triple: [Jerusalem's Lot, mainCharacter, Calvin McCann]
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A.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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B.
Wayne McCullough
Wayne McCullough is a Northern Irish former professional boxer and Olympic silver medalist known for his relentless pressure style and iron chin.
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C.
T. Dwayne McCay
T. Dwayne McCay is an American academic leader and engineer who has served as president of the Florida Institute of Technology.
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D.
Calvin Clements Jr.
Calvin Clements Jr. is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular action and drama series, including serving as an executive producer on "Walker, Texas Ranger."
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E.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- 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: Calvin McCann Target entity description: Calvin McCann is the protagonist of Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” a 19th-century aristocrat whose investigation of his family’s cursed New England estate uncovers an ancient, supernatural evil.
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A.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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B.
Wayne McCullough
Wayne McCullough is a Northern Irish former professional boxer and Olympic silver medalist known for his relentless pressure style and iron chin.
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C.
T. Dwayne McCay
T. Dwayne McCay is an American academic leader and engineer who has served as president of the Florida Institute of Technology.
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D.
Calvin Clements Jr.
Calvin Clements Jr. is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on popular action and drama series, including serving as an executive producer on "Walker, Texas Ranger."
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E.
Charles Neblett
Charles Neblett is an American civil rights activist and singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and advance the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ short story protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
"Jerusalem's Lot"
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linked to:
Jerusalem's Lot
|
| appearsInCollection | "Night Shift" ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
Gothic horror
ⓘ
cosmic horror ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
"Jerusalem's Lot" (fictional town)
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linked to:
Jerusalem's Lot
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| discovers | ancient supernatural evil ⓘ |
| familyBackground | cursed family line ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Stephen King universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
|
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| investigates |
cursed New England estate
ⓘ
his family's ancestral estate ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | investigator of occult mysteries ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | aristocrat ⓘ |
| residence | New England ⓘ |
| setting |
family manor house
ⓘ
rural New England ⓘ |
| socialClass | 19th-century New England aristocracy ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family curse
ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ hereditary guilt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calvin McCann Description of subject: Calvin McCann is the protagonist of Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” a 19th-century aristocrat whose investigation of his family’s cursed New England estate uncovers an ancient, supernatural evil.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.