Dead Man’s Walk
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Dead Man’s Walk is a historical Western novel by Larry McMurtry that follows the early adventures of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call in the prequel to his Lonesome Dove series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dead Man’s Walk canonical | 3 |
| Dead Man's Walk | 1 |
| Dead Man’s Walk (1996 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12686638 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dead Man’s Walk Context triple: [Larry McMurtry, notableWork, Dead Man’s Walk]
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A.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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B.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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C.
Dead Man’s Grip
Dead Man’s Grip is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
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D.
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly is a detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder staged during a mock "murder hunt" at an English country house.
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E.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
- 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: Dead Man’s Walk Target entity description: Dead Man’s Walk is a historical Western novel by Larry McMurtry that follows the early adventures of Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call in the prequel to his Lonesome Dove series.
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A.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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B.
Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 black-and-white revisionist Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its surreal, existential tone and a score by Neil Young.
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C.
Dead Man’s Grip
Dead Man’s Grip is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace investigating a deadly chain of events triggered by a fatal traffic accident.
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D.
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly is a detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder staged during a mock "murder hunt" at an English country house.
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E.
Dead Men’s Shoes
"Dead Men’s Shoes" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that explores themes of identity, social expectation, and personal transformation in a Southern setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dead Man’s Walk
subject linked to:
Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
subject linked to:
Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove
linked to: Dead Man’s Walk