Margaret Edson
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Margaret Edson is an American playwright best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning play "Wit," which explores mortality and the human side of medical care.
All labels observed (1)
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| Margaret Edson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21766832 — 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: Margaret Edson Context triple: [Dragon Seed, screenwriter, Margaret Edson]
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A.
Mary Chase
Mary Chase was an American playwright best known for writing the Pulitzer Prize–winning stage comedy "Harvey."
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B.
Cathleen Cavell
Cathleen Cavell is an American philosopher known for her work in ethics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of film.
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C.
Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden is a British actress known for her voice and screen roles in film, television, and audio productions.
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D.
Ruth Hale
Ruth Hale was an American journalist, critic, and feminist activist known for her role in founding the Lucy Stone League to advocate for women’s right to keep their own names after marriage.
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E.
Emily Allison Taylor
Emily Allison Taylor was the wife of Confederate Major General Lafayette McLaws, known primarily for her role within a prominent 19th-century Southern military family.
- 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: Margaret Edson Target entity description: Margaret Edson is an American playwright best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning play "Wit," which explores mortality and the human side of medical care.
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A.
Mary Chase
Mary Chase was an American playwright best known for writing the Pulitzer Prize–winning stage comedy "Harvey."
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B.
Cathleen Cavell
Cathleen Cavell is an American philosopher known for her work in ethics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of film.
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C.
Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden is a British actress known for her voice and screen roles in film, television, and audio productions.
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D.
Ruth Hale
Ruth Hale was an American journalist, critic, and feminist activist known for her role in founding the Lucy Stone League to advocate for women’s right to keep their own names after marriage.
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E.
Emily Allison Taylor
Emily Allison Taylor was the wife of Confederate Major General Lafayette McLaws, known primarily for her role within a prominent 19th-century Southern military family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.