Booth Tarkington
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Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and playwright best known for his early 20th-century portrayals of Midwestern American life and for works such as "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Alice Adams."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Booth Tarkington canonical | 12 |
| Newton Booth Tarkington | 1 |
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Target entity: Booth Tarkington Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, notableMultipleWinner, Booth Tarkington]
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William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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Sidney Howard
Sidney Howard was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting Margaret Mitchell’s novel into the Academy Award–winning screenplay for the film "Gone with the Wind."
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D.
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder was an American playwright and novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town" and his exploration of universal human themes.
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E.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Booth Tarkington Target entity description: Booth Tarkington was an American novelist and playwright best known for his early 20th-century portrayals of Midwestern American life and for works such as "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Alice Adams."
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A.
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
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B.
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner was a 19th-century American essayist and novelist best known for co-authoring "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with Mark Twain, which gave its name to the era of rapid economic growth and social inequality in post–Civil War America.
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C.
Sidney Howard
Sidney Howard was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for adapting Margaret Mitchell’s novel into the Academy Award–winning screenplay for the film "Gone with the Wind."
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D.
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder was an American playwright and novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town" and his exploration of universal human themes.
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E.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| adaptationOfWork |
Alice Adams (film)
ⓘ
Penrod ⓘ
surface form:
Penrod (film)
The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ
surface form:
The Magnificent Ambersons (film)
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| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
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| birthDate | 1869-07-29 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Crown Hill Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis
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| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-05-19 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | American literary histories ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
ⓘ
Purdue University ⓘ |
| familyName | Tarkington ⓘ |
| fullName |
Booth Tarkington
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Newton Booth Tarkington
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| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
regional fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Booth
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Newton ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Booth Tarkington ⓘ |
| hasWorkInThePublicDomain | many early novels and stories in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| movement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
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| notableAchievement |
won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for Alice Adams
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won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting social change and industrialization in the Midwest ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alice Adams
ⓘ
Monsieur Beaucaire ⓘ Penrod ⓘ Seventeen ⓘ The Magnificent Ambersons ⓘ The Midlander ⓘ The Turmoil ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Indianapolis
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| residence |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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surface form:
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Laurel Louisa Fletcher ⓘ |
| writingStyle | portrayals of Midwestern American life ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
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