David Belasco
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David Belasco was a prominent American theatrical producer, director, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his innovative stagecraft and realistic productions on Broadway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Belasco canonical | 11 |
| Edward Albee (vaudeville impresario) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124304 — 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: David Belasco Context triple: [Henry Churchill DeMille, collaboratedWith, David Belasco]
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A.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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B.
Samuel French
Samuel French is a prominent theatrical publishing and licensing company known for distributing plays and performance rights to theaters worldwide.
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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.
Moss Hart
Moss Hart was a prominent American playwright and director best known for his Broadway collaborations with George S. Kaufman and his influential contributions to mid-20th-century theater and film.
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E.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was a pioneering American Broadway impresario best known for creating the lavish Ziegfeld Follies revue series in the early 20th century.
- 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: David Belasco Target entity description: David Belasco was a prominent American theatrical producer, director, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his innovative stagecraft and realistic productions on Broadway.
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A.
Albert Hackett
Albert Hackett was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing classic films such as "The Thin Man" and "It's a Wonderful Life," often in collaboration with his wife Frances Goodrich.
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B.
Samuel French
Samuel French is a prominent theatrical publishing and licensing company known for distributing plays and performance rights to theaters worldwide.
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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.
Moss Hart
Moss Hart was a prominent American playwright and director best known for his Broadway collaborations with George S. Kaufman and his influential contributions to mid-20th-century theater and film.
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E.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. was a pioneering American Broadway impresario best known for creating the lavish Ziegfeld Follies revue series in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway producer
ⓘ
person ⓘ playwright ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1931 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1870 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Linden Hill United Methodist Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1853-07-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-05-14 ⓘ |
| employer | Belasco Theatre ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Belasco ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drama
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| founded | Belasco Theatre ⓘ |
| genre | melodrama ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasWorkAdaptedInto |
La fanciulla del West
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surface form:
La fanciulla del West (opera)
Madama Butterfly ⓘ
surface form:
Madama Butterfly (opera)
|
| influenced |
Realism
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surface form:
American theatrical realism
Giacomo Puccini ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
innovative stagecraft ⓘ realistic theatrical productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | David Belasco self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed scenic design
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naturalistic stage settings ⓘ use of advanced lighting techniques ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Madame du Barry
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surface form:
Du Barry
Madama Butterfly ⓘ
surface form:
Madame Butterfly
La fanciulla del West ⓘ
surface form:
The Girl of the Golden West
The Heart of Maryland ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ stage manager ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway in New York City
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surface form:
Broadway, New York City
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Belasco Description of subject: David Belasco was a prominent American theatrical producer, director, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his innovative stagecraft and realistic productions on Broadway.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edward Albee (vaudeville impresario)