State of the Union (play)
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State of the Union (play) is a 1945 Pulitzer Prize–winning political drama by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse that explores the moral compromises of a presidential candidate and his wife during a tumultuous election campaign.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of the Union (play) canonical | 2 |
| The State of the Union (play) | 2 |
| State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize for Drama) | 1 |
| State of the Union (original Broadway production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4374582 — 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: State of the Union (play) Context triple: [State of the Union, basedOn, State of the Union (play)]
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A.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
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B.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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C.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Bulgaria.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Austria.
- 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: State of the Union (play) Target entity description: State of the Union (play) is a 1945 Pulitzer Prize–winning political drama by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse that explores the moral compromises of a presidential candidate and his wife during a tumultuous election campaign.
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A.
In the House
In the House is a 1990s American sitcom starring LL Cool J as a former football player who takes in a single mother and her children to help pay his bills.
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B.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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C.
Mr. President
Mr. President is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Bulgaria.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is a formal style of address used for the President of Ecuador.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author |
Howard Lindsay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary U.S. political climate of the 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| genre | political drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | State of the Union (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple acts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacters |
candidate's wife
ⓘ
presidential candidate ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| setting | United States presidential election campaign ⓘ |
| subject |
American politics
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ presidential election campaigns ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between ideals and ambition
ⓘ
influence of party bosses ⓘ integrity in politics ⓘ role of the media in politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of the Union (play) Description of subject: State of the Union (play) is a 1945 Pulitzer Prize–winning political drama by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse that explores the moral compromises of a presidential candidate and his wife during a tumultuous election campaign.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
this entity surface form:
State of the Union (original Broadway production)
this entity surface form:
The State of the Union (play)
this entity surface form:
The State of the Union (play)