Schisgal
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Schisgal is the surname of Murray Schisgal, an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Tootsie."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Schisgal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16873187 — 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: Schisgal Context triple: [Murray Schisgal, familyName, Schisgal]
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A.
Sandage
Sandage is a surname most notably associated with Allan R. Sandage, a prominent American astronomer known for his work on the expansion rate and age of the universe.
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B.
Sharpless
Sharpless is the American consul in Nagasaki who serves as a sympathetic but ultimately powerless observer of the tragic events in Puccini’s opera *Madama Butterfly*.
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C.
Sharpless
Sharpless is the surname of K. Barry Sharpless, an American chemist renowned for his Nobel Prize–winning work in asymmetric synthesis and click chemistry.
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D.
Barnard
Barnard is a surname and given name of English and French origin, borne by various notable individuals and institutions.
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E.
Ostriker
Ostriker is a surname most prominently associated with American astrophysicist Jeremiah P. Ostriker and other notable figures in science and the arts.
- 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: Schisgal Target entity description: Schisgal is the surname of Murray Schisgal, an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Tootsie."
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A.
Sandage
Sandage is a surname most notably associated with Allan R. Sandage, a prominent American astronomer known for his work on the expansion rate and age of the universe.
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B.
Sharpless
Sharpless is the American consul in Nagasaki who serves as a sympathetic but ultimately powerless observer of the tragic events in Puccini’s opera *Madama Butterfly*.
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C.
Sharpless
Sharpless is the surname of K. Barry Sharpless, an American chemist renowned for his Nobel Prize–winning work in asymmetric synthesis and click chemistry.
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D.
Barnard
Barnard is a surname and given name of English and French origin, borne by various notable individuals and institutions.
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E.
Ostriker
Ostriker is a surname most prominently associated with American astrophysicist Jeremiah P. Ostriker and other notable figures in science and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.