Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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The Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic movie theater best known as the site where notorious bank robber John Dillinger was ambushed and killed by federal agents in 1934.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5359229 — 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: Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States Context triple: [John Dillinger, placeOfEvent, Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States]
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A.
Regal Theater, Chicago
Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
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B.
Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
Bank of America Theatre in Chicago is a historic downtown playhouse known for hosting major Broadway productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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C.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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D.
Lyric Theatre of Chicago
Lyric Theatre of Chicago was the original name of the renowned Chicago-based opera company now known as Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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E.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
- 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: Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States Target entity description: The Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic movie theater best known as the site where notorious bank robber John Dillinger was ambushed and killed by federal agents in 1934.
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A.
Regal Theater, Chicago
Regal Theater in Chicago was a famed South Side venue known for hosting legendary African American performers and iconic live recordings, particularly in blues and soul music.
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B.
Bank of America Theatre, Chicago
Bank of America Theatre in Chicago is a historic downtown playhouse known for hosting major Broadway productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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C.
Chicago Theatre
The Chicago Theatre is a historic, French Baroque-style performing arts venue in downtown Chicago renowned for its iconic illuminated marquee and role as a major cultural landmark.
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D.
Lyric Theatre of Chicago
Lyric Theatre of Chicago was the original name of the renowned Chicago-based opera company now known as Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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E.
Oak Park Festival Theatre
Oak Park Festival Theatre is a professional outdoor theater company in Oak Park, Illinois, best known for its summer productions of classic plays, especially Shakespeare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ movie theater ⓘ |
| architect | Samuel N. Crowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neo-Classical ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | ambush and killing of John Dillinger ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | John Dillinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures completed in 1914
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Chicago Landmarks NERFINISHED ⓘ Cinemas and movie theaters in Illinois ⓘ Historic sites in Chicago ⓘ Theatres in Chicago ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | Chicago Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedChicagoLandmark | 2001 ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| eventDate_JohnDillingerKilling | 1934-07-22 ⓘ |
| formerFunction | cinema ⓘ |
| hasCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFacadeMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
terra cotta ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural venue
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPlaque | yes ⓘ |
| hasMarquee | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | indoor seating ⓘ |
| hasState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | live theater venue ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Armitage-Halsted District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Lincoln Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
association with 1930s gangster era
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historic marquee on Lincoln Avenue ⓘ |
| notableFor | site of John Dillinger’s death ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| operator | Victory Gardens Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | movie theater ⓘ |
| owner | Victory Gardens Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Victory Gardens Theater complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovated | 2000s ⓘ |
| renovatedFor | live performance space ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biograph Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States Description of subject: The Biograph Theater in Chicago, Illinois, is a historic movie theater best known as the site where notorious bank robber John Dillinger was ambushed and killed by federal agents in 1934.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.