Wendall Rohr
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Wendall Rohr is a seasoned, idealistic trial lawyer in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Runaway Jury," known for his principled stand against powerful corporate interests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wendall Rohr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10210750 — 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: Wendall Rohr Context triple: [The Runaway Jury, mainCharacter, Wendall Rohr]
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A.
Homer Drew
Homer Drew is a longtime American college basketball coach best known for leading Valparaiso University to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and for being the father of fellow coach Scott Drew.
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B.
Rick Fehr
Rick Fehr is an American professional golfer who competed primarily on the PGA Tour, earning multiple victories during the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Shawn Maurer
Shawn Maurer is a film cinematographer known for his work on parody and comedy movies, including the spoof film "Disaster Movie."
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D.
Darrel Anderson
Darrel Anderson is an American artist and illustrator best known for his work on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
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E.
George Eckstein
George Eckstein was an American television producer and writer best known for his work on acclaimed TV movies and series during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Wendall Rohr Target entity description: Wendall Rohr is a seasoned, idealistic trial lawyer in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Runaway Jury," known for his principled stand against powerful corporate interests.
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A.
Homer Drew
Homer Drew is a longtime American college basketball coach best known for leading Valparaiso University to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and for being the father of fellow coach Scott Drew.
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B.
Rick Fehr
Rick Fehr is an American professional golfer who competed primarily on the PGA Tour, earning multiple victories during the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Shawn Maurer
Shawn Maurer is a film cinematographer known for his work on parody and comedy movies, including the spoof film "Disaster Movie."
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D.
Darrel Anderson
Darrel Anderson is an American artist and illustrator best known for his work on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.
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E.
George Eckstein
George Eckstein was an American television producer and writer best known for his work on acclaimed TV movies and series during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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lawyer ⓘ protagonist ⓘ trial lawyer ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | John Grisham ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
David vs Goliath legal battles
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corporate accountability ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalPractice |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | John Grisham ⓘ |
| describedAs |
idealistic
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principled ⓘ seasoned ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Runaway Jury ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance |
commitment to holding corporations accountable
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strong sense of justice ⓘ |
| isCharacterIn | The Runaway Jury ⓘ |
| knownFor | principled stand against powerful corporate interests ⓘ |
| legalRoleInStory | plaintiffs’ lead counsel ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | civil litigation ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents moral conscience in the trial ⓘ |
| occupation |
plaintiffs’ attorney
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trial lawyer ⓘ |
| opposes |
powerful corporate defendants
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tobacco industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wendall Rohr Description of subject: Wendall Rohr is a seasoned, idealistic trial lawyer in John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Runaway Jury," known for his principled stand against powerful corporate interests.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.