There Shall Be No Night
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"There Shall Be No Night" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II-era play by Robert E. Sherwood that dramatizes the Soviet invasion of Finland and the human cost of war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| There Shall Be No Night canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8166228 — 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: There Shall Be No Night Context triple: [Robert E. Sherwood, notableWork, There Shall Be No Night]
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A.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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B.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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C.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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D.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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E.
I Am the Night
I Am the Night is a 2019 true-crime drama miniseries inspired by the Black Dahlia murder, in which Connie Nielsen plays a key supporting role.
- 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: There Shall Be No Night Target entity description: "There Shall Be No Night" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II-era play by Robert E. Sherwood that dramatizes the Soviet invasion of Finland and the human cost of war.
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A.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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B.
The Night
The Night is the 92nd chapter of the Qur’an, a Meccan surah that contrasts the paths of righteousness and wickedness and emphasizes the consequences of human choices.
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C.
The Night
The Night is a haunting Expressionist painting by Max Beckmann that depicts the brutal terror and psychological trauma of a violent home invasion.
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D.
The Night
The Night is an 18th-century painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its dramatic nocturnal seascape and masterful use of light and atmosphere.
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E.
I Am the Night
I Am the Night is a 2019 true-crime drama miniseries inspired by the Black Dahlia murder, in which Connie Nielsen plays a key supporting role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Robert E. Sherwood ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | World War II era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Soviet invasion of Finland
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linked to:
Winter War
Winter War ⓘ human cost of war ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-war themes
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portrayal of Soviet invasion of Finland ⓘ |
| notableWork | There Shall Be No Night ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| setting | Finland ⓘ |
| theme |
impact of war on families
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patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Winter War
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World War II ⓘ |
| writer | Robert E. Sherwood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: There Shall Be No Night Description of subject: "There Shall Be No Night" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II-era play by Robert E. Sherwood that dramatizes the Soviet invasion of Finland and the human cost of war.
Referenced by (7)
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