Marc Blitzstein
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Marc Blitzstein was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright known for his socially conscious works and influential contributions to 20th-century musical theater and opera.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marc Blitzstein canonical | 27 |
| Blitzstein | 1 |
| Marcus Samuel Blitzstein | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1097559 — 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: Marc Blitzstein Context triple: [The Cradle Will Rock, creator, Marc Blitzstein]
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A.
Chester Kallman
Chester Kallman was an American poet and librettist best known for his long-term personal and artistic collaboration with W. H. Auden on numerous opera libretti and translations.
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B.
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg was a Hungarian-American composer best known for his popular operettas and musical theatre works on Broadway in the early 20th century.
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C.
E. Y. Harburg
E. Y. Harburg was an American lyricist best known for writing the words to classic songs such as "Over the Rainbow" and other standards of the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway.
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D.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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E.
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist renowned for his prolific output of popular standards and multiple Oscar-winning film songs, including classics like "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All the Way."
- 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: Marc Blitzstein Target entity description: Marc Blitzstein was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright known for his socially conscious works and influential contributions to 20th-century musical theater and opera.
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A.
Chester Kallman
Chester Kallman was an American poet and librettist best known for his long-term personal and artistic collaboration with W. H. Auden on numerous opera libretti and translations.
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B.
Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg was a Hungarian-American composer best known for his popular operettas and musical theatre works on Broadway in the early 20th century.
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C.
E. Y. Harburg
E. Y. Harburg was an American lyricist best known for writing the words to classic songs such as "Over the Rainbow" and other standards of the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway.
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D.
Dovid Bergelson
Dovid Bergelson was a prominent early 20th-century Yiddish modernist writer known for his psychologically nuanced prose and portrayal of Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
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E.
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist renowned for his prolific output of popular standards and multiple Oscar-winning film songs, including classics like "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "All the Way."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1964-01-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Curtis Institute of Music
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| familyName |
Marc Blitzstein
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Blitzstein
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| fullName |
Marc Blitzstein
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marcus Samuel Blitzstein
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| genre |
musical theatre
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opera ⓘ political music ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus ⓘ |
| influenced |
American musical theatre
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Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertolt Brecht
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Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential contributions to 20th-century musical theater
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influential contributions to 20th-century opera ⓘ socially conscious works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | socially conscious theater ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Federal Theatre Project production of The Cradle Will Rock in 1937 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I’ve Got the Tune
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Juno ⓘ No for an Answer ⓘ Regina ⓘ Reuben, Reuben ⓘ The Airborne Symphony ⓘ The Cradle Will Rock ⓘ Mother Courage and Her Children ⓘ
surface form:
Translation of Mother Courage and Her Children
Translation of The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ⓘ Translations of The Threepenny Opera ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ playwright ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Fort-de-France, Martinique ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Eva Goldbeck ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Arnold Schoenberg
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Nadia Boulanger ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marc Blitzstein Description of subject: Marc Blitzstein was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright known for his socially conscious works and influential contributions to 20th-century musical theater and opera.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Cradle Will Rock
subject surface form:
The Cradle Will Rock
this entity surface form:
Marcus Samuel Blitzstein
this entity surface form:
Blitzstein