John Weidman
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John Weidman is an American librettist and writer best known for his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim on several acclaimed Broadway musicals.
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| John Weidman canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15201899 — 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)
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Target entity: John Weidman Context triple: [Pacific Overtures, bookBy, John Weidman]
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J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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B.
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston is an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as "Nine," "Titanic," and "Grand Hotel," for which he has won multiple Tony Awards.
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C.
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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Harold Prince
Harold Prince was a legendary American theatre producer and director renowned for his work on landmark Broadway musicals such as "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Phantom of the Opera."
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E.
Henry Krieger
Henry Krieger is an American composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals, particularly the hit show "Dreamgirls."
- 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 Weidman Target entity description: John Weidman is an American librettist and writer best known for his collaborations with Stephen Sondheim on several acclaimed Broadway musicals.
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A.
J.T. Rogers
J.T. Rogers is an American playwright and screenwriter known for politically charged dramas such as "Oslo" and for adapting and creating works for film and television.
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B.
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston is an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as "Nine," "Titanic," and "Grand Hotel," for which he has won multiple Tony Awards.
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C.
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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D.
Harold Prince
Harold Prince was a legendary American theatre producer and director renowned for his work on landmark Broadway musicals such as "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Phantom of the Opera."
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E.
Henry Krieger
Henry Krieger is an American composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals, particularly the hit show "Dreamgirls."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.