Jerome Weidman
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Jerome Weidman was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright known for his sharp social observations and contributions to mid-20th-century American literature and theater.
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| Jerome Weidman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5286872 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jerome Weidman Context triple: [Fiorello! (musical), bookBy, Jerome Weidman]
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Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee at Marvel Comics and co-creating numerous characters and teams, including the World War II superhero group the Invaders.
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Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman is an American comic book writer best known for his influential work at DC Comics, including co-creating the New Teen Titans and characters such as Cyborg and Deathstroke.
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C.
Len Wein
Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating iconic characters such as Wolverine and Swamp Thing and for his influential work at both Marvel and DC Comics.
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D.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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E.
Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne McDuffie was an influential American comic book and animation writer and producer, best known for championing diversity in superhero storytelling and co-creating characters such as Static.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerome Weidman Target entity description: Jerome Weidman was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright known for his sharp social observations and contributions to mid-20th-century American literature and theater.
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A.
Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas is an American comic book writer and editor best known for succeeding Stan Lee at Marvel Comics and co-creating numerous characters and teams, including the World War II superhero group the Invaders.
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B.
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman is an American comic book writer best known for his influential work at DC Comics, including co-creating the New Teen Titans and characters such as Cyborg and Deathstroke.
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C.
Len Wein
Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating iconic characters such as Wolverine and Swamp Thing and for his influential work at both Marvel and DC Comics.
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D.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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E.
Dwayne McDuffie
Dwayne McDuffie was an influential American comic book and animation writer and producer, best known for championing diversity in superhero storytelling and co-creating characters such as Static.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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librettist ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Fiorello! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWroteLibrettoFor | Fiorello! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American literature
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American theater ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyleCharacteristic |
satire
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social realism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American commercial theater
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American social-problem fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| name | Jerome Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | co-wrote the book for the musical Fiorello! ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fiorello!
NERFINISHED
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale NERFINISHED ⓘ The Center of the Action NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enemy Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enemy Camp and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Price Is Right NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Bow Bells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | sharp social observations ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | New York City ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
Jewish-American experience
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social mobility and ambition ⓘ urban life in New York ⓘ |
| wrote |
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
NERFINISHED
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The Center of the Action NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enemy Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enemy Camp and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ The Price Is Right NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Bow Bells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerome Weidman Description of subject: Jerome Weidman was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright known for his sharp social observations and contributions to mid-20th-century American literature and theater.
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