Ruth Sobotka
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Ruth Sobotka was an Austrian-born American dancer, costume designer, and art director active in mid-20th-century New York’s ballet and theater scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruth Sobotka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5399165 — 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: Ruth Sobotka Context triple: [Stanley Kubrick, spouse, Ruth Sobotka]
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A.
Ruth Stoops
Ruth Stoops is the hapless, impoverished, and pregnant protagonist of the dark comedy film "Citizen Ruth," known for being caught in the crossfire of the American abortion debate.
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B.
Cornelia Srebnick
Cornelia Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a woman navigating marriage, creativity, and generational tensions in contemporary New York City.
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C.
Ruth Cunningham
Ruth Cunningham was the wife of American colonial lawyer and patriot James Otis Jr., a prominent figure in the early resistance to British rule.
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D.
Janine Melnitz
Janine Melnitz is the Ghostbusters’ sharp-tongued, no-nonsense receptionist who provides comic relief and grounded support to the team.
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E.
Virginia Katz
Virginia Katz is a film editor known for her work on major Hollywood productions, including entries in the Twilight Saga.
- 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: Ruth Sobotka Target entity description: Ruth Sobotka was an Austrian-born American dancer, costume designer, and art director active in mid-20th-century New York’s ballet and theater scenes.
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A.
Ruth Stoops
Ruth Stoops is the hapless, impoverished, and pregnant protagonist of the dark comedy film "Citizen Ruth," known for being caught in the crossfire of the American abortion debate.
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B.
Cornelia Srebnick
Cornelia Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a woman navigating marriage, creativity, and generational tensions in contemporary New York City.
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C.
Ruth Cunningham
Ruth Cunningham was the wife of American colonial lawyer and patriot James Otis Jr., a prominent figure in the early resistance to British rule.
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D.
Janine Melnitz
Janine Melnitz is the Ghostbusters’ sharp-tongued, no-nonsense receptionist who provides comic relief and grounded support to the team.
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E.
Virginia Katz
Virginia Katz is a film editor known for her work on major Hollywood productions, including entries in the Twilight Saga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian American
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art director ⓘ costume designer ⓘ dancer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| appearedIn | Killer’s Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Irene in Killer’s Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-09-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-06-17 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ballet productions
ⓘ
theatre productions ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barnes Foundation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| familyName | Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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film ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1957 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York City Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Ruth Sobotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | Austrian ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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ballet dancer ⓘ costume designer ⓘ modern dancer ⓘ |
| performedWith | New York City Ballet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
art director of Killer’s Kiss
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art director of The Killing ⓘ |
| spouse | Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Killer’s Kiss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Killing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ruth Sobotka Description of subject: Ruth Sobotka was an Austrian-born American dancer, costume designer, and art director active in mid-20th-century New York’s ballet and theater scenes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.