Frank Slade
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Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet charismatic retired Army lieutenant colonel portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Slade canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11773452 — 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: Frank Slade Context triple: [Lt. Col. Frank Slade, fullName, Frank Slade]
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A.
Jack Slade
Jack Slade is a 1953 Western film about the notorious frontier gunman and outlaw Jack Slade, whose life story later inspired the 1959 film "No Name on the Bullet."
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B.
Jack Slavin
Jack Slavin is the reclusive, terminally ill environmentalist father who lives in isolation with his teenage daughter on a remote island in the film "The Ballad of Jack and Rose."
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C.
Jimmy Slyde
Jimmy Slyde was an influential American tap dancer renowned for his smooth, gliding style and improvisational jazz-infused performances.
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D.
Stephen Slade
Stephen Slade is a character in the 1975 British psychological thriller film "Deadly Strangers."
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E.
Felix Slade
Felix Slade was a 19th-century British lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing art scholarships that led to the creation of the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London.
- 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: Frank Slade Target entity description: Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet charismatic retired Army lieutenant colonel portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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A.
Jack Slade
Jack Slade is a 1953 Western film about the notorious frontier gunman and outlaw Jack Slade, whose life story later inspired the 1959 film "No Name on the Bullet."
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B.
Jack Slavin
Jack Slavin is the reclusive, terminally ill environmentalist father who lives in isolation with his teenage daughter on a remote island in the film "The Ballad of Jack and Rose."
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C.
Jimmy Slyde
Jimmy Slyde was an influential American tap dancer renowned for his smooth, gliding style and improvisational jazz-infused performances.
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D.
Stephen Slade
Stephen Slade is a character in the 1975 British psychological thriller film "Deadly Strangers."
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E.
Felix Slade
Felix Slade was a 19th-century British lawyer and philanthropist best known for endowing art scholarships that led to the creation of the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| attempts | suicide (aborted) during Thanksgiving weekend ⓘ |
| awardConnection |
Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Frank Slade
ⓘ
linked to:
Al Pacino
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| basedOn | Fausto Consolo (from the 1974 Italian film Profumo di donna) ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from despair and nihilism to renewed sense of purpose ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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cynical ⓘ honorable ⓘ irascible ⓘ protective ⓘ suicidal tendencies ⓘ |
| conflict |
Vietnam War (implied background)
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linked to:
Vietnam War
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| createdBy |
Bo Goldman (screenwriter adaptation)
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linked to:
Bo Goldman
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| createdFor | film Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
military bearing despite blindness
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sharp sense of smell ⓘ |
| educationContext |
interacts with Baird School (elite prep school)
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linked to:
Baird School
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| filmGenreContext | drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| genreRole | mentor figure to young protagonist ⓘ |
| hasDisability | blindness ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityAspect |
heavy drinker
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womanizer (reformed/nostalgic) ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| moralStance | values integrity over expediency ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Hoo-ah! ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Ferrari test drive in New York
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disciplinary hearing speech defending Charlie Simms ⓘ tango dance with Donna in a New York restaurant ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Army officer ⓘ |
| personalityConflict | resentment toward family ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Al Pacino ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithCharlieSimms | mentor ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Charlie Simms
ⓘ
George Willis Jr. ⓘ Randy Slade (niece) ⓘ |
| residence |
New York (United States)
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linked to:
New York, New York
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| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| supports | Charlie Simms’ refusal to inform on classmates ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s (diegetic time) ⓘ |
| uses |
handgun (for planned suicide)
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walking cane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Slade Description of subject: Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet charismatic retired Army lieutenant colonel portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.