Andrew Upton
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Andrew Upton is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for his long-term creative and personal partnership with actress Cate Blanchett, including their joint leadership of the Sydney Theatre Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew Upton canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew Upton Context triple: [Cate Blanchett, spouse, Andrew Upton]
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A.
Andrew Humphrey
Andrew Humphrey was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and later Chief of the Defence Staff in the United Kingdom.
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B.
Luke Hodgkin
Luke Hodgkin is a British mathematician and historian of mathematics, known for his work on the social and historical context of mathematical development.
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C.
Ryan Edwards
Ryan Edwards is a professional footballer best known as an English defender who has played for several clubs in the English Football League and Scottish Premiership.
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D.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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E.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
- 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: Andrew Upton Target entity description: Andrew Upton is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for his long-term creative and personal partnership with actress Cate Blanchett, including their joint leadership of the Sydney Theatre Company.
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A.
Andrew Humphrey
Andrew Humphrey was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and later Chief of the Defence Staff in the United Kingdom.
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B.
Luke Hodgkin
Luke Hodgkin is a British mathematician and historian of mathematics, known for his work on the social and historical context of mathematical development.
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C.
Ryan Edwards
Ryan Edwards is a professional footballer best known as an English defender who has played for several clubs in the English Football League and Scottish Premiership.
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D.
Derek Dowding
Derek Dowding was a Royal Air Force officer and the son of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, noted for his own distinguished service in military aviation.
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E.
Mark Herron
Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| co-artisticDirectorWith | Cate Blanchett ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Cate Blanchett
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Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Sydney
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surface form:
University of Sydney (reported in some sources)
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| employer | Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ |
| endTime |
2013 (co-artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company)
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2015 (sole artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Dashiell John Upton
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Edith Vivian Patricia Upton ⓘ Ignatius Martin Upton ⓘ Roman Robert Upton ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1997 (marriage to Cate Blanchett) ⓘ |
| name | Andrew Upton self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
joint leadership of Sydney Theatre Company with Cate Blanchett
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long-term creative partnership with Cate Blanchett ⓘ |
| notableWork |
adaptation of "Cyrano de Bergerac" for Sydney Theatre Company
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adaptation of "Hedda Gabler" for Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ adaptation of "The Cherry Orchard" for Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ adaptation of "Uncle Vanya" for Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ adaptations of works by Anton Chekhov ⓘ adaptations of works by Georg Büchner ⓘ adaptations of works by Henrik Ibsen ⓘ adaptations of works by Maxim Gorky ⓘ play "Riflemind" ⓘ screenplay for film "Bangers" (1999 short film) ⓘ screenplay for film "Gone" (2006) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company ⓘ |
| residence |
England
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surface form:
England (periods of residence)
Sydney ⓘ |
| spouse |
Andrew Upton
self-linksurface differs
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Cate Blanchett ⓘ |
| startTime |
2008 (co-artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company)
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2013 (sole artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrew Upton Description of subject: Andrew Upton is an Australian playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for his long-term creative and personal partnership with actress Cate Blanchett, including their joint leadership of the Sydney Theatre Company.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cate Blanchett