Jim Taylor
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Jim Taylor is the powerful and corrupt political boss who manipulates Senator Joseph Paine in the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jim Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811504 — 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: Jim Taylor Context triple: [Senator Joseph Paine, associatedWith, Jim Taylor]
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A.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor was a Hall of Fame fullback for the Green Bay Packers, renowned for his powerful running style and key role in Vince Lombardi’s championship teams of the 1960s.
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B.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
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C.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a film editor known for his work on the acclaimed British gangster film "The Long Good Friday."
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D.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a songwriter best known for co-writing John Denver’s classic folk song "Rocky Mountain High."
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E.
Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor was the Canadian ambassador to Iran who played a key role in secretly sheltering and helping American diplomats escape Tehran during the 1979–1980 hostage crisis.
- 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: Jim Taylor Target entity description: Jim Taylor is the powerful and corrupt political boss who manipulates Senator Joseph Paine in the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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A.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his long-time collaboration with director Alexander Payne on acclaimed films such as "Sideways" and "Election."
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B.
Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor was a Hall of Fame fullback for the Green Bay Packers, renowned for his powerful running style and key role in Vince Lombardi’s championship teams of the 1960s.
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C.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a film editor known for his work on the acclaimed British gangster film "The Long Good Friday."
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D.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a songwriter best known for co-writing John Denver’s classic folk song "Rocky Mountain High."
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E.
Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor was the Canadian ambassador to Iran who played a key role in secretly sheltering and helping American diplomats escape Tehran during the 1979–1980 hostage crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Jefferson Smith ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
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corruption in politics ⓘ |
| blackmails | Senator Joseph Paine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
corrupt
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powerful ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Jefferson Smith ⓘ |
| controls | political machine ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkAppearedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy |
Lewis R. Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidney Buchman ⓘ |
| createdForWork | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
drama film
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ |
| influences | state politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| manipulates | Senator Joseph Paine ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of systemic corruption ⓘ |
| occupation | political boss ⓘ |
| opposes |
Jefferson Smith's reform agenda
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political idealism ⓘ |
| roleInStory | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
media influence
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patronage network ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jim Taylor Description of subject: Jim Taylor is the powerful and corrupt political boss who manipulates Senator Joseph Paine in the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington