Leslie Urdang
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Leslie Urdang is an American theater and film producer known for co-founding New York's Off-Broadway theater company the New Group and producing numerous acclaimed stage and screen projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leslie Urdang canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5699661 — 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: Leslie Urdang Context triple: [Jon Tenney, spouse, Leslie Urdang]
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A.
Leslie Harter
Leslie Harter is a film producer known for her work in Hollywood and for being married to director Robert Zemeckis.
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B.
Clem Labine
Clem Labine was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his key role on the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1950s.
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C.
Merritt Butrick
Merritt Butrick was an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Square Pegs" and as David Marcus in the "Star Trek" film franchise.
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D.
Leslie Barns
Leslie Barns is a modern streetcar maintenance and storage facility in Toronto that supports the city’s light rail fleet.
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E.
Delos A. Blodgett
Delos A. Blodgett was a 19th-century American lumber baron and philanthropist from Michigan, known for his significant role in the region’s timber industry and civic development.
- 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: Leslie Urdang Target entity description: Leslie Urdang is an American theater and film producer known for co-founding New York's Off-Broadway theater company the New Group and producing numerous acclaimed stage and screen projects.
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A.
Leslie Harter
Leslie Harter is a film producer known for her work in Hollywood and for being married to director Robert Zemeckis.
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B.
Clem Labine
Clem Labine was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known for his key role on the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1950s.
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C.
Merritt Butrick
Merritt Butrick was an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Square Pegs" and as David Marcus in the "Star Trek" film franchise.
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D.
Leslie Barns
Leslie Barns is a modern streetcar maintenance and storage facility in Toronto that supports the city’s light rail fleet.
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E.
Delos A. Blodgett
Delos A. Blodgett was a 19th-century American lumber baron and philanthropist from Michigan, known for his significant role in the region’s timber industry and civic development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American businessperson
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American independent cinema
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Off-Broadway theatre scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| coFounded | The New Group ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Pennsylvania
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Yale School of Drama ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film production
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television production ⓘ theatre production ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Producers Guild of America ⓘ |
| name | Leslie Urdang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding Off-Broadway theatre company The New Group
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producing Off-Broadway theatre productions ⓘ producing independent feature films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adam (2009 film)
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Beginners (film) ⓘ Indignation (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Indignation
Rabbit Hole (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbit Hole
Shortbus ⓘ Thanks for Sharing (film) ⓘ The Family Fang (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Family Fang
The Great Gilly Hopkins (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Great Gilly Hopkins
The New Group ⓘ The New Group production of Aunt Dan and Lemon ⓘ The New Group production of Hurlyburly ⓘ The New Group production of Rafta, Rafta... ⓘ
linked to:
The New Group
The New Group production of The Starry Messenger ⓘ
linked to:
The New Group
The New Group production of This Is Our Youth ⓘ The Seagull (2018 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Seagull
The Vow (2012 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Vow
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| occupation |
film producer
ⓘ
television producer ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of Mockingbird Pictures
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president of Olympus Pictures ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Jonathan Demme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leslie Urdang Description of subject: Leslie Urdang is an American theater and film producer known for co-founding New York's Off-Broadway theater company the New Group and producing numerous acclaimed stage and screen projects.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.