Judith Malina
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actress
anarchist
co-founder of The Living Theatre
human
pacifist
political activist
theatre director
Judith Malina was a German-born American actress, director, and political activist best known as the co-founder of the influential experimental theater group The Living Theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Judith Malina canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3051430 — 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: Judith Malina Context triple: [The Addams Family (1991 film), stars, Judith Malina]
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A.
Frances Nederlander
Frances Nederlander is a member of the prominent Nederlander family associated with the American theater and entertainment industry.
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B.
Joan Sobel
Joan Sobel is a film editor best known for her work on critically acclaimed films such as "A Single Man."
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C.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
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D.
Dorothie Hellman
Dorothie Hellman is an American peace activist and author known for her work on conflict resolution and for coauthoring books on personal and global peace with her husband, cryptographer Martin Hellman.
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E.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
- 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: Judith Malina Target entity description: Judith Malina was a German-born American actress, director, and political activist best known as the co-founder of the influential experimental theater group The Living Theatre.
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A.
Frances Nederlander
Frances Nederlander is a member of the prominent Nederlander family associated with the American theater and entertainment industry.
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B.
Joan Sobel
Joan Sobel is a film editor best known for her work on critically acclaimed films such as "A Single Man."
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C.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
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D.
Dorothie Hellman
Dorothie Hellman is an American peace activist and author known for her work on conflict resolution and for coauthoring books on personal and global peace with her husband, cryptographer Martin Hellman.
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E.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
anarchist ⓘ co-founder of The Living Theatre ⓘ human ⓘ pacifist ⓘ political activist ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-06-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kiel ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung disease ⓘ |
| coFounded | The Living Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2015-04-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Englewood, New Jersey
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linked to:
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
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| educatedAt |
Dramatic Workshop of the New School
ⓘ
The New School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Malina ⓘ |
| foundedWith | Julian Beck ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental theatre
ⓘ
political theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Judith ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding The Living Theatre
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pioneering experimental theatre in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde theatre
ⓘ
experimental theatre ⓘ off-off-Broadway ⓘ |
| name | Judith Malina ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Grandma Addams in The Addams Family (1991 film)
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linked to:
Grandmama Addams
Judge in Awakenings ⓘ Nun in Dog Day Afternoon ⓘ Older woman in Household Saints ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Living Theatre ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actress
ⓘ
poet ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
anarchism
ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ |
| religion | secular Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hanon Reznikov
ⓘ
Julian Beck ⓘ |
| studentOf | Erwin Piscator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judith Malina Description of subject: Judith Malina was a German-born American actress, director, and political activist best known as the co-founder of the influential experimental theater group The Living Theatre.
Referenced by (9)
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