Albert Maltz
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Albert Maltz was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, best known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his alleged communist affiliations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Albert Maltz canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3911712 — 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: Albert Maltz Context triple: [Pride of the Marines, screenwriter, Albert Maltz]
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A.
Edward Albert Heimberger
Edward Albert Heimberger, better known as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist best known for starring in the television sitcom "Green Acres" and for his work in film and environmental causes.
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B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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C.
Louis Bamberger
Louis Bamberger was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for using his fortune from a successful Newark department store to help establish the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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D.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
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E.
Karl Schaefer
Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
- 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: Albert Maltz Target entity description: Albert Maltz was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, best known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his alleged communist affiliations.
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A.
Edward Albert Heimberger
Edward Albert Heimberger, better known as Eddie Albert, was an American actor and activist best known for starring in the television sitcom "Green Acres" and for his work in film and environmental causes.
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B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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C.
Louis Bamberger
Louis Bamberger was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for using his fortune from a successful Newark department store to help establish the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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D.
George Boemler
George Boemler was a film editor known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy "High Society."
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E.
Karl Schaefer
Karl Schaefer is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the zombie apocalypse series Z Nation and its Netflix prequel Black Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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member of the Hollywood Ten ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Writing (screenplay, later credited under a front name)
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Screenplay
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| causeOfBlacklisting | alleged communist affiliations ⓘ |
| consequence |
imprisonment for refusing to testify before HUAC
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professional blacklisting in Hollywood ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
McCarthy era
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linked to:
McCarthyism
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Maltz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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literature ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| ideology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | contempt of Congress conviction ⓘ |
| movement | Hollywood Ten ⓘ |
| name | Albert Maltz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
American novels
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being one of the Hollywood Ten ⓘ plays ⓘ screenplays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Destination Tokyo
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Pride of the Marines ⓘ The Cross and the Arrow ⓘ The House I Live In ⓘ The Journey of Simon McKeever ⓘ This Gun for Hire ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
House Un-American Activities Committee hearings
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linked to:
House Un-American Activities Committee
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| politicalAffiliation | Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| significantEvent | blacklisted during the McCarthy era ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Hollywood blacklist
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linked to:
Hollywood Red Scare
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| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
anti-fascism
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social justice ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albert Maltz Description of subject: Albert Maltz was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, best known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his alleged communist affiliations.
Referenced by (8)
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