Sheldon Leonard
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comedian
film actor
film director
film producer
human
television actor
television director
television producer
Sheldon Leonard was an influential American actor, director, and television producer best known for shaping classic TV comedies in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor → film director → film producer → human → television actor → television director → television producer → |
| actedIn |
Another Thin Man
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Guys and Dolls → It’s a Wonderful Life → To Have and Have Not → |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Awards
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surface form: "Primetime Emmy Award"
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| birthName |
Sheldon Leonard
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surface form: "Sheldon Leonard Bershad"
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| causeOfDeath | cancer → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-02-22 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-01-10 → |
| directed |
The Andy Griffith Show
NERFINISHED
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The Danny Thomas Show → |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American → |
| familyName | Bershad → |
| gender | male → |
| givenName | Sheldon → |
| hasInfluenced | later television producers and showrunners → |
| influenced | American situation comedy format → |
| knownFor |
playing tough-guy and gangster roles in films
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shaping American television comedy in the 1950s and 1960s → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| name | Sheldon Leonard → |
| nationality | American → |
| notableWork |
I Spy
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surface form: "I Spy (TV series)"
Make Room for Daddy → The Andy Griffith Show NERFINISHED → The Danny Thomas Show → The Dick Van Dyke Show →
surface form: "The Dick Van Dyke Show (as producer, uncredited influence)"
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| occupation |
actor
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film director → film producer → screenwriter → television director → television producer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City → |
| placeOfDeath | Beverly Hills, California NERFINISHED → |
| produced |
I Spy
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surface form: "I Spy (TV series)"
The Andy Griffith Show NERFINISHED → The Danny Thomas Show → |
| religion | Judaism → |
| spouse | Frances Wolfe NERFINISHED → |
| stateOfBirth | New York NERFINISHED → |
| stateOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form: "California"
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Sheldon Leonard Bershad"
subject surface form: "I Spy (1965 TV series)"