Jerome Lawrence
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Jerome Lawrence was an American playwright best known for co-writing the stage play "Inherit the Wind" and other notable works with his longtime collaborator Robert E. Lee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerome Lawrence canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1440117 — 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.
Target entity: Jerome Lawrence Context triple: [Inherit the Wind (1960 film), playwright, Jerome Lawrence]
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Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and poet known for his influential verse dramas and contributions to mid-20th-century theater and film.
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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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C.
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his influential collaborations with director Ernst Lubitsch on classic Hollywood comedies.
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D.
Philip Barry
Philip Barry was an American playwright best known for his sophisticated Broadway comedies of manners, including the classic play "The Philadelphia Story."
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E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jerome Lawrence Target entity description: Jerome Lawrence was an American playwright best known for co-writing the stage play "Inherit the Wind" and other notable works with his longtime collaborator Robert E. Lee.
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A.
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, screenwriter, and poet known for his influential verse dramas and contributions to mid-20th-century theater and film.
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B.
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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C.
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his influential collaborations with director Ernst Lubitsch on classic Hollywood comedies.
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D.
Philip Barry
Philip Barry was an American playwright best known for his sophisticated Broadway comedies of manners, including the classic play "The Philadelphia Story."
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E.
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his frequent portrayals of stern or officious authority figures in numerous Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Robert E. Lee (playwright) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWrote |
Mame
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surface form:
Auntie Mame
First Monday in October ⓘ 1960 film "Inherit the Wind" ⓘ
surface form:
Inherit the Wind
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
playwriting
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screenwriting ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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theatre ⓘ |
| hasRole |
co-author of Auntie Mame
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co-author of First Monday in October ⓘ co-author of Inherit the Wind ⓘ co-author of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-writing plays with Robert E. Lee (playwright) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mame
ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame
First Monday in October ⓘ 1960 film "Inherit the Wind" ⓘ
surface form:
Inherit the Wind
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| partnerInWriting | Robert E. Lee (playwright) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Jerome Lawrence Description of subject: Jerome Lawrence was an American playwright best known for co-writing the stage play "Inherit the Wind" and other notable works with his longtime collaborator Robert E. Lee.
Referenced by (18)
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