Murray Schisgal
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Murray Schisgal was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his offbeat comedies and for co-writing the acclaimed film "Tootsie."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murray Schisgal canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2919287 — 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: Murray Schisgal Context triple: [Tootsie, screenwriter, Murray Schisgal]
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A.
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff was an American musical director, conductor, and composer best known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Joseph Levitch
Joseph Levitch, better known as Jerry Lewis, was an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian famed for his slapstick humor and influential work in film and television.
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C.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Vern Schillinger
Vern Schillinger is a fictional white supremacist prison leader and one of the primary antagonists on the HBO series "Oz," portrayed by actor J.K. Simmons.
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E.
Lloyd Levin
Lloyd Levin is an American film producer known for his work on major genre films such as "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "Watchmen," and "United 93."
- 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: Murray Schisgal Target entity description: Murray Schisgal was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his offbeat comedies and for co-writing the acclaimed film "Tootsie."
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A.
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff was an American musical director, conductor, and composer best known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Joseph Levitch
Joseph Levitch, better known as Jerry Lewis, was an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian famed for his slapstick humor and influential work in film and television.
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C.
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher was an American screenwriter best known for his work on Marx Brothers comedies and classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Vern Schillinger
Vern Schillinger is a fictional white supremacist prison leader and one of the primary antagonists on the HBO series "Oz," portrayed by actor J.K. Simmons.
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E.
Lloyd Levin
Lloyd Levin is an American film producer known for his work on major genre films such as "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "Watchmen," and "United 93."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWriterWith |
Don McGuire
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Larry Gelbart ⓘ |
| coWrote | Tootsie ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Schisgal ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Murray ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Murray Schisgal ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-writing the film Tootsie
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contributions to American theatre ⓘ offbeat comedies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All Over Town
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Jimmy Shine ⓘ Luv ⓘ The Chinese and Dr. Fish ⓘ The Tiger ⓘ The Typists ⓘ Tootsie ⓘ Twice Around the Park ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| wrote |
All Over Town
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Jimmy Shine ⓘ Luv ⓘ The Chinese and Dr. Fish ⓘ The Tiger ⓘ The Typists ⓘ Twice Around the Park ⓘ plays ⓘ screenplays ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murray Schisgal Description of subject: Murray Schisgal was an American playwright and screenwriter known for his offbeat comedies and for co-writing the acclaimed film "Tootsie."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.