Excelsior, New Jersey
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Excelsior, New Jersey is the fictional small American town that serves as the primary setting of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Excelsior, New Jersey canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479665 — 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: Excelsior, New Jersey Context triple: [The Skin of Our Teeth, setting, Excelsior, New Jersey]
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A.
Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford, New Jersey is a suburban borough in Bergen County known for its residential character and proximity to New York City.
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B.
Newton, New Jersey
Newton, New Jersey is a small historic town in Sussex County that serves as a regional commercial and governmental center in northwestern New Jersey.
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C.
Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey is a small suburban borough in Bergen County known for its residential character and proximity to New York City.
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D.
Pleasantville, New Jersey
Pleasantville, New Jersey is a small city in Atlantic County near Atlantic City, known as a residential and commercial community within the greater South Jersey region.
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E.
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic, New Jersey is a densely populated city in Passaic County known historically as an industrial and immigrant hub along the Passaic River in northern New Jersey.
- 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: Excelsior, New Jersey Target entity description: Excelsior, New Jersey is the fictional small American town that serves as the primary setting of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth."
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A.
Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford, New Jersey is a suburban borough in Bergen County known for its residential character and proximity to New York City.
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B.
Newton, New Jersey
Newton, New Jersey is a small historic town in Sussex County that serves as a regional commercial and governmental center in northwestern New Jersey.
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C.
Leonia, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey is a small suburban borough in Bergen County known for its residential character and proximity to New York City.
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D.
Pleasantville, New Jersey
Pleasantville, New Jersey is a small city in Atlantic County near Atlantic City, known as a residential and commercial community within the greater South Jersey region.
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E.
Passaic, New Jersey
Passaic, New Jersey is a densely populated city in Passaic County known historically as an industrial and immigrant hub along the Passaic River in northern New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Skin of Our Teeth fictional universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
absurdist drama
ⓘ
allegorical drama ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
cyclical history
ⓘ
family life ⓘ human resilience ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| medium | theatre play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | setting for the Antrobus family ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | American small-town mythos ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Our Town
ⓘ
linked to:
Our Town (play)
|
| settingType | small American town ⓘ |
| stageSettingFor |
Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
linked to:
The Skin of Our Teeth
Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ
linked to:
The Skin of Our Teeth
|
| timePeriodContext | 20th century United States ⓘ |
| usedAs | allegorical representation of human civilization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Excelsior, New Jersey Description of subject: Excelsior, New Jersey is the fictional small American town that serves as the primary setting of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.