Jack Crabb
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Jack Crabb is the fictional frontiersman and unreliable narrator of Thomas Berger’s novel *Little Big Man*, whose life story spans and satirizes key events of the American Old West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack Crabb canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465117 — 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: Jack Crabb Context triple: [Little Big Man, mainCharacter, Jack Crabb]
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A.
Allan Chase
Allan Chase is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
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B.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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C.
Henry Barrow
Henry Barrow was a prominent 16th-century English Separatist leader and religious writer who advocated for congregational independence from the Church of England and was executed for his nonconformist beliefs.
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D.
Squire Boone
Squire Boone was an American frontiersman, longhunter, and pioneer of the late 18th century, best known as the younger brother and frequent companion of explorer Daniel Boone.
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E.
John Read
John Read is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the Read family name.
- 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: Jack Crabb Target entity description: Jack Crabb is the fictional frontiersman and unreliable narrator of Thomas Berger’s novel *Little Big Man*, whose life story spans and satirizes key events of the American Old West.
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A.
Allan Chase
Allan Chase is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
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B.
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones was an American film editor and director active in Hollywood during the mid-20th century, known for his work on several notable studio productions.
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C.
Henry Barrow
Henry Barrow was a prominent 16th-century English Separatist leader and religious writer who advocated for congregational independence from the Church of England and was executed for his nonconformist beliefs.
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D.
Squire Boone
Squire Boone was an American frontiersman, longhunter, and pioneer of the late 18th century, best known as the younger brother and frequent companion of explorer Daniel Boone.
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E.
John Read
John Read is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the Read family name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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frontiersman ⓘ literary character ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| ageInFrameNarrative | over 100 years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Little Big Man
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linked to:
Little Big Man (novel)
The Return of Little Big Man ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Little Big Man (1970 film)
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linked to:
Little Big Man
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| associatedWith |
American Old West
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linked to:
Old West
Cheyenne people ⓘ white settlers in the American West ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Little Big Man (novel) ⓘ |
| characterType |
picaresque hero
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satirical protagonist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Berger ⓘ |
| createdInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalUniverse |
Little Big Man series
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linked to:
Little Big Man (novel)
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| filmAdaptationOfWorkBy | Arthur Penn ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
satirizing Western frontier myths
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shifting between Native American and white societies ⓘ telling a sprawling life story that spans key events of the American Old West ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic satirical figure in Western literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | fictional American ⓘ |
| occupation |
frontiersman
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scout ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Dustin Hoffman ⓘ |
| storyToldTo | fictional historian ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
cultural identity
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myth versus reality of the American West ⓘ satire of heroic frontier legends ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Crabb Description of subject: Jack Crabb is the fictional frontiersman and unreliable narrator of Thomas Berger’s novel *Little Big Man*, whose life story spans and satirizes key events of the American Old West.
Referenced by (3)
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