The Gin Game
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The Gin Game is a Pulitzer Prize–winning two-character play by D.L. Coburn that uses a series of gin rummy games between elderly nursing home residents to explore themes of aging, loneliness, and human frailty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Gin Game canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gin Game Context triple: [Hume Cronyn, notableWork, The Gin Game]
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A.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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C.
Last Call
Last Call is an off-price retail chain offering discounted designer and luxury merchandise associated with Neiman Marcus.
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D.
Alcochete
Alcochete is a town in Portugal, near Lisbon on the south bank of the Tagus River, known historically as the birthplace of King Manuel I and for its traditional fishing and salt industries.
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E.
The Room Where It Happens
"The Room Where It Happens" is a showstopping musical number from the Broadway hit Hamilton that dramatizes Aaron Burr’s envy of Alexander Hamilton’s behind-the-scenes political dealmaking.
- 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: The Gin Game Target entity description: The Gin Game is a Pulitzer Prize–winning two-character play by D.L. Coburn that uses a series of gin rummy games between elderly nursing home residents to explore themes of aging, loneliness, and human frailty.
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A.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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C.
Last Call
Last Call is an off-price retail chain offering discounted designer and luxury merchandise associated with Neiman Marcus.
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D.
Alcochete
Alcochete is a town in Portugal, near Lisbon on the south bank of the Tagus River, known historically as the birthplace of King Manuel I and for its traditional fishing and salt industries.
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E.
The Room Where It Happens
"The Room Where It Happens" is a showstopping musical number from the Broadway hit Hamilton that dramatizes Aaron Burr’s envy of Alexander Hamilton’s behind-the-scenes political dealmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| author | D. L. Coburn ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| castComposition | elderly characters ⓘ |
| centralActivity | gin rummy games ⓘ |
| characterAgeGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| characterType | nursing home residents ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dramaticConflict | escalating tension during card games ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice | card game as metaphor for life ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-hander ⓘ |
| explores |
disappointment and failure
ⓘ
power dynamics in relationships ⓘ psychological vulnerability in old age ⓘ the search for companionship ⓘ |
| feature | two-character cast ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn | relationship between two elderly residents ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| isPulitzerPrizeWinning | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Fonsia Dorsey
ⓘ
Weller Martin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense character study
ⓘ
minimalist setting ⓘ use of game structure to reveal character ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrize | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| setting |
nursing home
ⓘ
retirement home ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
aging in institutional care
ⓘ
life in a nursing home ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
human frailty ⓘ interpersonal conflict ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to its writing ⓘ |
| tone |
bittersweet
ⓘ
darkly comic ⓘ tragicomic ⓘ |
| writer | D. L. Coburn ⓘ |
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Subject: The Gin Game Description of subject: The Gin Game is a Pulitzer Prize–winning two-character play by D.L. Coburn that uses a series of gin rummy games between elderly nursing home residents to explore themes of aging, loneliness, and human frailty.
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