Ulu Grosbard
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American film director
American theatre director
Belgian emigrant to the United States
film director
film producer
stage director
theatre director
Ulu Grosbard was a Belgian-born American film and theater director known for his nuanced, character-driven dramas such as "Straight Time" and "Georgia."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulu Grosbard canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4626394 — 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: Ulu Grosbard Context triple: [The Deep End of the Ocean, director, Ulu Grosbard]
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A.
Martin Elfand
Martin Elfand is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed 1975 crime drama "Dog Day Afternoon."
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B.
Leon Feldhendler
Leon Feldhendler was a Polish Jewish resistance leader and Holocaust survivor best known for co-organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp.
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C.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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D.
Ali Weinberg
Ali Weinberg is an American journalist and television news producer known for her work covering politics for major U.S. news networks.
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E.
Poldek Pfefferberg
Poldek Pfefferberg was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor and businessman who played a crucial role in publicizing Oskar Schindler’s story, inspiring the book and film "Schindler’s List."
- 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: Ulu Grosbard Target entity description: Ulu Grosbard was a Belgian-born American film and theater director known for his nuanced, character-driven dramas such as "Straight Time" and "Georgia."
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A.
Martin Elfand
Martin Elfand is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed 1975 crime drama "Dog Day Afternoon."
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B.
Leon Feldhendler
Leon Feldhendler was a Polish Jewish resistance leader and Holocaust survivor best known for co-organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp.
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C.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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D.
Ali Weinberg
Ali Weinberg is an American journalist and television news producer known for her work covering politics for major U.S. news networks.
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E.
Poldek Pfefferberg
Poldek Pfefferberg was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor and businessman who played a crucial role in publicizing Oskar Schindler’s story, inspiring the book and film "Schindler’s List."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film director
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American theatre director ⓘ Belgian emigrant to the United States ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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Off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| birthName | Jack Ulu Grosbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-03-19 ⓘ |
| directedFilm |
Falling in Love
NERFINISHED
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Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Straight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deep End of the Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Subject Was Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ True Confessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedPlay |
A View from the Bridge
NERFINISHED
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American Buffalo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Price NERFINISHED ⓘ The Subject Was Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tenth Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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Yale School of Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Grosbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Ulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Straight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ nuanced character-driven dramas ⓘ |
| name | Ulu Grosbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Rose Gregorio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Dustin Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Meryl Streep NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert De Niro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulu Grosbard Description of subject: Ulu Grosbard was a Belgian-born American film and theater director known for his nuanced, character-driven dramas such as "Straight Time" and "Georgia."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.