Herald Loomis
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Herald Loomis is the haunted, spiritually searching protagonist of August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," whose journey embodies the struggle of African Americans to reclaim identity and freedom after slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herald Loomis canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8450032 — 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: Herald Loomis Context triple: [Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, hasCharacter, Herald Loomis]
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A.
Hoyt Hawkins
Hoyt Hawkins was an American singer best known as a member of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, who frequently performed and recorded with Elvis Presley.
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B.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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C.
Harold McCord
Harold McCord was a film editor active during the silent film era, known for his work on early American cinema.
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D.
Hugo Barnstead
Hugo Barnstead is a central character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Strawberry Blonde," portrayed as a brash, ambitious rival to the more easygoing protagonist.
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E.
Harvey W. Loomis
Harvey W. Loomis was an American composer and music educator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his songs, choral works, and contributions to musical pedagogy.
- 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: Herald Loomis Target entity description: Herald Loomis is the haunted, spiritually searching protagonist of August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," whose journey embodies the struggle of African Americans to reclaim identity and freedom after slavery.
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A.
Hoyt Hawkins
Hoyt Hawkins was an American singer best known as a member of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, who frequently performed and recorded with Elvis Presley.
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B.
John Gilleland
John Gilleland was a 19th-century American inventor best known for creating the experimental Civil War-era Double-Barreled Cannon in Athens, Georgia.
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C.
Harold McCord
Harold McCord was a film editor active during the silent film era, known for his work on early American cinema.
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D.
Hugo Barnstead
Hugo Barnstead is a central character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Strawberry Blonde," portrayed as a brash, ambitious rival to the more easygoing protagonist.
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E.
Harvey W. Loomis
Harvey W. Loomis was an American composer and music educator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his songs, choral works, and contributions to musical pedagogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsAtSetting |
Pittsburgh boardinghouse of Seth and Bertha Holly
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linked to:
Seth Holly’s boardinghouse
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| appearsIn | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
African American identity
ⓘ
legacy of slavery ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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haunted ⓘ spiritually searching ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Seth Holly ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | August Wilson ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInWork | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | drama ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Bynum Walker ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryEvent |
illegally impressed into forced labor by Joe Turner
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separated from his wife Martha for many years ⓘ travels with his daughter Zonia in search of Martha ⓘ |
| hasChild | Zonia Loomis ⓘ |
| hasClimacticAction | cuts himself to symbolically free himself from spiritual bondage ⓘ |
| hasFirstName | Herald ⓘ |
| hasLastName | Loomis ⓘ |
| hasVisionOrDream | vision of enslaved people in chains walking out of the ocean ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ |
| occupation | itinerant worker ⓘ |
| partOf | The Pittsburgh Cycle characters ⓘ |
| spouse | Martha Loomis ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dislocation caused by slavery and forced labor
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search for freedom ⓘ struggle of African Americans to reclaim identity after slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | set in 1911 ⓘ |
| undergoesCharacterArc | from spiritual dislocation to self-recognition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herald Loomis Description of subject: Herald Loomis is the haunted, spiritually searching protagonist of August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," whose journey embodies the struggle of African Americans to reclaim identity and freedom after slavery.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.