Dale Wasserman
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Dale Wasserman was an American playwright best known for writing the book for the musical "Man of La Mancha" and the stage adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dale Wasserman canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167913 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dale Wasserman Context triple: [Man of La Mancha, bookBy, Dale Wasserman]
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A.
Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman was an American screenwriter renowned for adapting major stage works and novels into classic Hollywood films, including North by Northwest, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music.
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B.
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon was an American character actor best known for his authoritative comedic roles in classic radio and television sitcoms, particularly in collaborations with Lucille Ball.
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C.
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant was an American screenwriter best known for his prolific work in film and television, including the Oscar-winning screenplay for "In the Heat of the Night."
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D.
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell is an American film director and actor best known for directing acclaimed movies such as "On Golden Pond" and "The Rose."
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E.
Frank Mankiewicz
Frank Mankiewicz was an American journalist, political strategist, and public relations executive best known for his prominent roles in Democratic politics and media, including serving as president of National Public Radio.
- 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: Dale Wasserman Target entity description: Dale Wasserman was an American playwright best known for writing the book for the musical "Man of La Mancha" and the stage adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
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A.
Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman was an American screenwriter renowned for adapting major stage works and novels into classic Hollywood films, including North by Northwest, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music.
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B.
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon was an American character actor best known for his authoritative comedic roles in classic radio and television sitcoms, particularly in collaborations with Lucille Ball.
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C.
Stirling Silliphant
Stirling Silliphant was an American screenwriter best known for his prolific work in film and television, including the Oscar-winning screenplay for "In the Heat of the Night."
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D.
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell is an American film director and actor best known for directing acclaimed movies such as "On Golden Pond" and "The Rose."
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E.
Frank Mankiewicz
Frank Mankiewicz was an American journalist, political strategist, and public relations executive best known for his prominent roles in Democratic politics and media, including serving as president of National Public Radio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Musical (for Man of La Mancha, as book writer, production award)
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linked to:
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
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| basedOn |
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
ⓘ
linked to:
Don Quixote
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey ⓘ
linked to:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
|
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-12-21 ⓘ |
| familyName | Wasserman ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Dale ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.dalewasserman.com/ ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ken Kesey
ⓘ
Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dale Wasserman ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Man of La Mancha
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (stage adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play)
Players ⓘ Premiere ⓘ The Spirit of Annie Mae ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Arizona, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Arizona
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| spouse | Martha Nelly Garza ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| wrote |
book for the musical Man of La Mancha
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stage adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
television
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theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dale Wasserman Description of subject: Dale Wasserman was an American playwright best known for writing the book for the musical "Man of La Mancha" and the stage adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.