John Pielmeier
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John Pielmeier is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor best known for his stage and screen work on psychological and religious dramas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Pielmeier canonical | 9 |
| John Carroll Pielmeier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2459597 — 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: John Pielmeier Context triple: [Agnes of God, screenwriter, John Pielmeier]
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A.
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe is an acclaimed American theater and film director and playwright known for his influential work on Broadway and in cinema, particularly in bringing powerful African American stories to the screen and stage.
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B.
David Mamet
David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and works such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."
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C.
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally was an acclaimed American playwright known for his insightful, often darkly comic explorations of human relationships, LGBTQ+ themes, and contemporary social issues in works such as "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class."
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D.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
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E.
John Lahr
John Lahr is an American theater critic and biographer best known for his long tenure at The New Yorker and his acclaimed biographies of major stage figures.
- 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: John Pielmeier Target entity description: John Pielmeier is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor best known for his stage and screen work on psychological and religious dramas.
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A.
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe is an acclaimed American theater and film director and playwright known for his influential work on Broadway and in cinema, particularly in bringing powerful African American stories to the screen and stage.
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B.
David Mamet
David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and works such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."
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C.
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally was an acclaimed American playwright known for his insightful, often darkly comic explorations of human relationships, LGBTQ+ themes, and contemporary social issues in works such as "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class."
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D.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
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E.
John Lahr
John Lahr is an American theater critic and biographer best known for his long tenure at The New Yorker and his acclaimed biographies of major stage figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| birthName |
John Pielmeier
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John Carroll Pielmeier
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-02-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | The Catholic University of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
character-driven narrative
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drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
psychological drama
ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | stage actor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agnes of God
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Choices of the Heart ⓘ Sins of the Father ⓘ The Pillars of the Earth ⓘ
surface form:
The Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)
The Stranger Within ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Altoona, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| spouse | Irene O'Garden ⓘ |
| wrote |
Agnes of God
ⓘ
surface form:
Agnes of God (play)
Agnes of God ⓘ
surface form:
Agnes of God (screenplay)
Choices of the Heart (teleplay) ⓘ Sins of the Father (teleplay) ⓘ The Pillars of the Earth ⓘ
surface form:
The Pillars of the Earth (teleplay)
The Stranger Within (teleplay) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Pielmeier Description of subject: John Pielmeier is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor best known for his stage and screen work on psychological and religious dramas.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Carroll Pielmeier