Baruch Lumet
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Baruch Lumet was a Polish-born American actor and acting teacher known for his work in Yiddish theater and for being the father of film director Sidney Lumet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baruch Lumet canonical | 2 |
| Lumet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2821568 — 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: Baruch Lumet Context triple: [Sidney Lumet, parent, Baruch Lumet]
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A.
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was an acclaimed American film director known for socially conscious, character-driven dramas such as "12 Angry Men," "Serpico," and "Dog Day Afternoon."
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B.
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his politically charged thrillers and character-driven dramas of the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Tim Zinnemann
Tim Zinnemann is an American film producer and assistant director, known for his work on movies such as "The Running Man" and "Clear and Present Danger."
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D.
Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller was a Canadian-born film director best known for popular Hollywood movies such as "Love Story" and "The In-Laws."
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E.
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director renowned for classic Hollywood dramas such as "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity," and "A Man for All Seasons."
- 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: Baruch Lumet Target entity description: Baruch Lumet was a Polish-born American actor and acting teacher known for his work in Yiddish theater and for being the father of film director Sidney Lumet.
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A.
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was an acclaimed American film director known for socially conscious, character-driven dramas such as "12 Angry Men," "Serpico," and "Dog Day Afternoon."
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B.
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his politically charged thrillers and character-driven dramas of the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Tim Zinnemann
Tim Zinnemann is an American film producer and assistant director, known for his work on movies such as "The Running Man" and "Clear and Present Danger."
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D.
Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller was a Canadian-born film director best known for popular Hollywood movies such as "Love Story" and "The In-Laws."
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E.
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director renowned for classic Hollywood dramas such as "High Noon," "From Here to Eternity," and "A Man for All Seasons."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting teacher
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actor ⓘ person ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-09-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Warsaw
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surface form:
Warsaw, Poland
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| burialPlace |
Dallas, Texas
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surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Poland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-06-08 ⓘ |
| employer | Dallas Institute of Performing Arts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName |
Baruch Lumet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lumet
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| fieldOfWork |
Yiddish theater
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surface form:
Yiddish theatre
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| founded | Dallas Institute of Performing Arts ⓘ |
| genre | theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Baruch ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| name | Baruch Lumet self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Polish-American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of film director Sidney Lumet
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teaching acting in Dallas, Texas ⓘ work in Yiddish theatre ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Jayne Mansfield
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Rip Torn ⓘ Tobe Hooper ⓘ |
| notableWork | Yiddish theatre productions ⓘ |
| occupation |
acting teacher
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actor ⓘ |
| relative | Sidney Lumet ⓘ |
| residence |
Dallas, Texas
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surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gail Lumet Buckley
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surface form:
Eugenia Wermus Lumet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baruch Lumet Description of subject: Baruch Lumet was a Polish-born American actor and acting teacher known for his work in Yiddish theater and for being the father of film director Sidney Lumet.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lumet