Marshall Brickman
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Marshall Brickman is an American screenwriter, director, and former television writer best known for co-writing several acclaimed Woody Allen films, including "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marshall Brickman canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2308103 — 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: Marshall Brickman Context triple: [Annie Hall, writer, Marshall Brickman]
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A.
Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
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B.
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.
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C.
James Kirkwood Sr.
James Kirkwood Sr. was an American actor and film director of the silent era who appeared in and directed numerous early motion pictures.
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D.
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin was an American writer and director best known for his work on classic films and Broadway plays, including co-writing the screenplays for "Adam's Rib" and "Born Yesterday."
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E.
Buck Henry
Buck Henry was an American screenwriter, actor, and director best known for co-writing the landmark film "The Graduate" and co-creating the TV series "Get Smart."
- 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: Marshall Brickman Target entity description: Marshall Brickman is an American screenwriter, director, and former television writer best known for co-writing several acclaimed Woody Allen films, including "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan."
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A.
Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
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B.
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.
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C.
James Kirkwood Sr.
James Kirkwood Sr. was an American actor and film director of the silent era who appeared in and directed numerous early motion pictures.
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D.
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin was an American writer and director best known for his work on classic films and Broadway plays, including co-writing the screenplays for "Adam's Rib" and "Born Yesterday."
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E.
Buck Henry
Buck Henry was an American screenwriter, actor, and director best known for co-writing the landmark film "The Graduate" and co-creating the TV series "Get Smart."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Rick Elice ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWroteWith | Woody Allen ⓘ |
| employer |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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linked to:
The Tonight Show
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Brickman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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music ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Marshall ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Marshall Brickman ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
co-wrote the book for the musical Jersey Boys
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co-wrote the screenplay for Annie Hall ⓘ co-wrote the screenplay for Manhattan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Annie Hall
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Interiors ⓘ Jersey Boys ⓘ Jersey Boys (musical book) ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey Boys
Lovesick ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Simon ⓘ Sleeper ⓘ The Manhattan Project ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Project
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ⓘ
linked to:
The Tonight Show
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| occupation |
film director
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musician ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | television writer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marshall Brickman Description of subject: Marshall Brickman is an American screenwriter, director, and former television writer best known for co-writing several acclaimed Woody Allen films, including "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan."
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Simon
subject linked to:
Simon
subject linked to:
Jack Grossberg
subject linked to:
Tracy in Manhattan