basedOnAuthor

P2806
predicate

Indicates that one entity is derived from, inspired by, or otherwise created on the basis of the work or contributions of a particular author.

All labels observed (27)

Label Occurrences
basedOnAuthor canonical 1,870
basedOnWorkBy 1,859
basedOnWorkAuthor 927

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: basedOnAuthor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is derived from, inspired by, or otherwise created on the basis of the work or contributions of a particular author.

Sample triples (5,167)

Subject Object
Night of the Iguana Tennessee Williams
Goodbye Bafana James Gregory
Goodbye Bafana Bob Graham
Apur Sansar Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
John Adams
surface form: John Adams (miniseries)
David McCullough via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
Mickey's Christmas Carol Charles Dickens via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Topper (film series) Thorne Smith via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Spies Thea von Harbou via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
The Big Heat William P. McGivern NERFINISHED
Padma Nadir Majhi Manik Bandopadhyay via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
David Saperstein
surface form: Cocoon (1985 film)
David Saperstein via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy" self-linksurface differs
Kipps (stage adaptation) Herbert George Wells via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
surface form: H. G. Wells
Half a Sixpence (musical) Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells
Kipps (film, 1921) Herbert George Wells
surface form: H. G. Wells
Caesar and Cleopatra George Bernard Shaw via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Dolores Gary K. Wolf
Hero Boy Chris Van Allsburg
Jim Carrey as Ghost of Christmas Past Charles Dickens
Gary Oldman as Tiny Tim Charles Dickens
SubUrbia Eric Bogosian via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series) Lemony Snicket via predicate surface "authorOfSourceMaterial"
A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series) Daniel Handler via predicate surface "authorOfSourceMaterial"
Kipps (film, 1941) Herbert George Wells via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
surface form: H. G. Wells
Fever Pitch
surface form: Fever Pitch (2005 film)
Nick Hornby via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Deep Valley Dan Totheroh via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
Bob Hoskins as Mr. Fezziwig Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical) Charles Dickens via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Ordinary People Judith Guest via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
Taps Devery Freeman
Carousel (film) Richard Rodgers via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Carousel (film) Oscar Hammerstein II via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
David Nicholls Starter for 10 via predicate surface "basedOnHisNovel"
surface form: Starter for Ten (2006 film)
David Nicholls One Day via predicate surface "basedOnHisNovel"
surface form: One Day (2011 film)
David Nicholls Us (television series) via predicate surface "basedOnHisNovel"
Jojo Rabbit Christine Leunens
Murphy's Romance Max Schott via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
The Notebook Nicholas Sparks via predicate surface "authorOfSourceMaterial"
Miracles from Heaven Christy Beam
Yes Day Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Joyce Redman as Emilia William Shakespeare
Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein)
surface form: Candide
Voltaire via predicate surface "basedOnWorkAuthor"
Translation of Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica into French Isaac Newton via predicate surface "originalAuthor"
Their Finest Lissa Evans
Living (2022 film) Akira Kurosawa via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Douglas Ainslie Deborah Moggach
Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff Emily Brontë via predicate surface "authorOfSourceMaterial"
Maurice E. M. Forster via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
Cordelia’s Portion William Shakespeare via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"
War Horse (play) Michael Morpurgo via predicate surface "basedOnWorkBy"