George C. Wolfe
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George C. Wolfe canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: George C. Wolfe Context triple: [Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, director, George C. Wolfe]
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A.
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally was an acclaimed American playwright known for his insightful, often darkly comic explorations of human relationships, LGBTQ+ themes, and contemporary social issues in works such as "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class."
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B.
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for socially conscious works such as "Ruined" and "Sweat."
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C.
Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan is an American playwright and filmmaker known for his sharply observed, character-driven works such as the play "This Is Our Youth" and the film "Manchester by the Sea."
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D.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and LGBT activist known for his distinctive gravelly voice and influential works in theater and film.
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E.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
- 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)
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Target entity: George C. Wolfe Target entity description: 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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A.
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally was an acclaimed American playwright known for his insightful, often darkly comic explorations of human relationships, LGBTQ+ themes, and contemporary social issues in works such as "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class."
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B.
Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for socially conscious works such as "Ruined" and "Sweat."
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C.
Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan is an American playwright and filmmaker known for his sharply observed, character-driven works such as the play "This Is Our Youth" and the film "Manchester by the Sea."
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D.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and LGBT activist known for his distinctive gravelly voice and influential works in theater and film.
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E.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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NAACP Image Award ⓘ Obie Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical ⓘ Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Wolfe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American theatre
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film ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | George C. Wolfe ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Broadway revival)
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linked to:
Angels in America
Angels in America: Perestroika (Broadway revival) ⓘ Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk ⓘ Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Caroline, or Change (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical)
Caroline, or Change (Off-Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical)
Jelly's Last Jam ⓘ Jelly's Last Jam (Broadway production) ⓘ Lackawanna Blues (film) ⓘ Lucky Guy (Broadway production) ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Nights in Rodanthe (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Nights in Rodanthe
On the Town (Broadway revival) ⓘ Rustin (film) ⓘ
linked to:
film "Rustin" (2023)
Shuffle Along (2016 Broadway production) ⓘ Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed ⓘ Spunk ⓘ The Colored Museum ⓘ The Colored Museum (play) ⓘ
linked to:
The Colored Museum
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
The Iceman Cometh (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
The Iceman Cometh
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Normal Heart (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
The Normal Heart
The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Tempest
The Wild Party (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wild Party
Topdog/Underdog (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway play "Topdog/Underdog"
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
Twilight: Los Angeles
You’re Not You (film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of The Public Theater
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producer of the New York Shakespeare Festival ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George C. Wolfe Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
film "Rustin" (2023)
subject linked to:
film "Rustin" (2023)
subject linked to:
You’re Not You (film)