Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey
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Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey is the principled Marine Corps officer in the political thriller "Seven Days in May" who uncovers and confronts a plot to overthrow the U.S. government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9568022 — 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: Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey Context triple: [Seven Days in May, featuresCharacter, Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey]
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Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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B.
Colonel Sam McLaughlin
Colonel Sam McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a cornerstone of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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D.
Lieutenant Joe Clemons
Lieutenant Joe Clemons is the U.S. Army officer portrayed as the central combat leader in the Korean War drama film "Pork Chop Hill."
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E.
Lt. Willard Slattery
Lt. Willard Slattery is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Slattery’s Hurricane," a former Navy pilot drawn into a dangerous mission amid a powerful storm while grappling with personal and moral conflicts.
- 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: Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey Target entity description: Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey is the principled Marine Corps officer in the political thriller "Seven Days in May" who uncovers and confronts a plot to overthrow the U.S. government.
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A.
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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B.
Colonel Sam McLaughlin
Colonel Sam McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a cornerstone of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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D.
Lieutenant Joe Clemons
Lieutenant Joe Clemons is the U.S. Army officer portrayed as the central combat leader in the Korean War drama film "Pork Chop Hill."
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E.
Lt. Willard Slattery
Lt. Willard Slattery is the central protagonist of the novel and film "Slattery’s Hurricane," a former Navy pilot drawn into a dangerous mission amid a powerful storm while grappling with personal and moral conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps officer
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| appearsIn |
Seven Days in May
ⓘ
Seven Days in May (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Days in May
|
| branchOfService | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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duty-bound ⓘ loyal to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| conflictWith | General James Mattoon Scott ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Charles W. Bailey II
ⓘ
Fletcher Knebel ⓘ |
| employer | United States government ⓘ |
| familyName | Casey ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Seven Days in May universe ⓘ |
| genre | political thriller character ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| nickname | Jiggs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposing a military coup d'état in the United States
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uncovering a plot to overthrow the U.S. government ⓘ |
| occupation | Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kirk Douglas ⓘ |
| position | Marine Corps liaison to the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| rank | Colonel ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
civil-military relations in the United States
ⓘ
defense of constitutional democracy ⓘ |
| worksWith | President Jordan Lyman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey Description of subject: Colonel Martin "Jiggs" Casey is the principled Marine Corps officer in the political thriller "Seven Days in May" who uncovers and confronts a plot to overthrow the U.S. government.
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