Ketti Frings
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Ketti Frings was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning stage adaptation of Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ketti Frings canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546878 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ketti Frings Context triple: [Forever Female, screenwriter, Ketti Frings]
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A.
Thea Almerigotti
Thea Almerigotti was the wife of Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the early 20th century.
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B.
Tharita Cesaroni
Tharita Cesaroni is an Italian film producer and cinematographer known for her work behind the camera and for being married to actor Dermot Mulroney.
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C.
Claricia Scotti
Claricia Scotti was a medieval Italian noblewoman known primarily as the mother of Pope Innocent III.
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D.
Lilia Vetti
Lilia Vetti was the wife of famed French singer and actor Tino Rossi.
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E.
Angelica Galante
Angelica Galante was the mother of the renowned Italian Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
- 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: Ketti Frings Target entity description: Ketti Frings was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning stage adaptation of Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
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A.
Thea Almerigotti
Thea Almerigotti was the wife of Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the early 20th century.
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B.
Tharita Cesaroni
Tharita Cesaroni is an Italian film producer and cinematographer known for her work behind the camera and for being married to actor Dermot Mulroney.
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C.
Claricia Scotti
Claricia Scotti was a medieval Italian noblewoman known primarily as the mother of Pope Innocent III.
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D.
Lilia Vetti
Lilia Vetti was the wife of famed French singer and actor Tino Rossi.
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E.
Angelica Galante
Angelica Galante was the mother of the renowned Italian Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Look Homeward, Angel (novel by Thomas Wolfe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Look Homeward, Angel
|
| birthName | Katherine Hartley ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child | Kathy Frings ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-02-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Ohio State University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Hartley ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
playwriting ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| givenName | Katherine ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ketti Frings ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Adapted Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel for the stage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Come Back, Little Sheba (screenplay)
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linked to:
Come Back, Little Sheba
God’s Front Porch (novel) ⓘ Hold Back the Dawn (screenplay adaptation) ⓘ Look Homeward, Angel (stage adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Look Homeward, Angel
The File on Thelma Jordon (screenplay) ⓘ
linked to:
The File on Thelma Jordon
|
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Columbus, Ohio
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Ketti Frings ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Kurt Frings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ketti Frings Description of subject: Ketti Frings was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning stage adaptation of Thomas Wolfe’s novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Come Back, Little Sheba (film adaptation of William Inge play)
subject linked to:
Katherine Hartley
subject linked to:
God’s Front Porch (novel)
subject linked to:
God’s Front Porch (novel)
subject linked to:
God’s Front Porch (novel)
subject linked to:
1953 American film Forever Female