Ned Weeks
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Ned Weeks is the passionate, confrontational writer and activist who leads the fight for recognition and action during the early AIDS crisis in Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ned Weeks canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8842839 — 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: Ned Weeks Context triple: [The Normal Heart, hasCharacter, Ned Weeks]
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A.
Ned Graham
Ned Graham is an American Christian minister and the youngest son of evangelist Billy Graham and author Ruth Bell Graham.
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B.
Ned Pines
Ned Pines was an American pulp magazine and comic book publisher best known for founding Standard/Better/Nedor Publications, which produced numerous popular science fiction and adventure titles in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Ned Sherwood
Ned Sherwood is the central protagonist of the 1957 film noir "The Big Boodle," a croupier who becomes entangled in a dangerous counterfeit money scheme in Havana.
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D.
Ned Martin
Ned Martin was a renowned American sportscaster best known as the longtime radio and television voice of the Boston Red Sox.
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E.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
- 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: Ned Weeks Target entity description: Ned Weeks is the passionate, confrontational writer and activist who leads the fight for recognition and action during the early AIDS crisis in Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart."
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A.
Ned Graham
Ned Graham is an American Christian minister and the youngest son of evangelist Billy Graham and author Ruth Bell Graham.
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B.
Ned Pines
Ned Pines was an American pulp magazine and comic book publisher best known for founding Standard/Better/Nedor Publications, which produced numerous popular science fiction and adventure titles in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Ned Sherwood
Ned Sherwood is the central protagonist of the 1957 film noir "The Big Boodle," a croupier who becomes entangled in a dangerous counterfeit money scheme in Havana.
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D.
Ned Martin
Ned Martin was a renowned American sportscaster best known as the longtime radio and television voice of the Boston Red Sox.
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E.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Normal Heart ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gay Men's Health Crisis
|
| basedOn | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
angry
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confrontational ⓘ idealistic ⓘ outspoken ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
government authorities
ⓘ
other gay activists in the play ⓘ |
| creator | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
| fightsFor |
gay men’s health rights
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government action on AIDS ⓘ recognition of the AIDS crisis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Dr. Emma Brookner ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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writer ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Felix Turner ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of The Normal Heart ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early AIDS crisis in New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ned Weeks Description of subject: Ned Weeks is the passionate, confrontational writer and activist who leads the fight for recognition and action during the early AIDS crisis in Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.