Orson’s Shadow
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Orson’s Shadow is a stage play by Austin Pendleton that dramatizes the tumultuous relationships and egos of mid-20th-century theater icons like Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier.
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| Orson’s Shadow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9729476 — 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: Orson’s Shadow Context triple: [Austin Pendleton, notableWork, Orson’s Shadow]
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
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B.
A Place in the Sun
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C.
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a multi-platinum 1999 country album by Tim McGraw that features several hit singles and helped solidify his status as a major star in the genre.
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D.
Red Faun
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E.
The Painted Angel
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- 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: Orson’s Shadow Target entity description: Orson’s Shadow is a stage play by Austin Pendleton that dramatizes the tumultuous relationships and egos of mid-20th-century theater icons like Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier.
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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B.
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a multi-platinum 1999 country album by Tim McGraw that features several hit singles and helped solidify his status as a major star in the genre.
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C.
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American romantic drama film, based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel "An American Tragedy," renowned for its tragic love story and acclaimed performances by Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.
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D.
Red Faun
Red Faun is an ancient Roman statue of a reclining satyr, renowned for its vivid reddish marble and housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.
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E.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Austin Pendleton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | rehearsal of a stage production ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
clash of artistic visions
ⓘ
tumultuous relationships among theatre icons ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical play
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Joan Plowright
ⓘ
Kenneth Tynan ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Vivien Leigh ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Orson Welles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| portrays |
Joan Plowright as a character
ⓘ
Kenneth Tynan as a character ⓘ Laurence Olivier as a character ⓘ Orson Welles as a character ⓘ Vivien Leigh as a character ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Chicago ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Steppenwolf Theatre Company ⓘ |
| setting | mid-20th-century theatre world ⓘ |
| subject |
Joan Plowright
ⓘ
Kenneth Tynan ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Orson Welles ⓘ Vivien Leigh ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic ego
ⓘ
celebrity ⓘ creative collaboration ⓘ professional rivalry ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Austin Pendleton ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Orson’s Shadow Description of subject: Orson’s Shadow is a stage play by Austin Pendleton that dramatizes the tumultuous relationships and egos of mid-20th-century theater icons like Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier.
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