Ellen Stewart
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Ellen Stewart was an influential American theater director and producer best known as the pioneering founder of the Off-Off-Broadway movement and the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellen Stewart canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ellen Stewart Context triple: [La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, foundedBy, Ellen Stewart]
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A.
Judith Malina
Judith Malina was a German-born American actress, director, and political activist best known as the co-founder of the influential experimental theater group The Living Theatre.
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B.
Frances Nederlander
Frances Nederlander is a member of the prominent Nederlander family associated with the American theater and entertainment industry.
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C.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
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D.
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for works such as "How I Learned to Drive" and "The Baltimore Waltz."
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E.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
- 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: Ellen Stewart Target entity description: Ellen Stewart was an influential American theater director and producer best known as the pioneering founder of the Off-Off-Broadway movement and the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City.
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A.
Judith Malina
Judith Malina was a German-born American actress, director, and political activist best known as the co-founder of the influential experimental theater group The Living Theatre.
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B.
Frances Nederlander
Frances Nederlander is a member of the prominent Nederlander family associated with the American theater and entertainment industry.
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C.
Erwin Gelsey
Erwin Gelsey was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including contributing the story for the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical "Swing Time."
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D.
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for works such as "How I Learned to Drive" and "The Baltimore Waltz."
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E.
Joan Weill
Joan Weill is an American philanthropist known for her major contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts, including significant support for institutions like Weill Cornell Medical College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts administrator
ⓘ
person ⓘ theatre director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | La MaMa ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacArthur Fellowship
ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| basedIn |
East Village, Manhattan, New York City
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linked to:
East Village
|
| burialPlace |
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
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linked to:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
|
| causeOfDeath | cardiopulmonary arrest ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-01-13 ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century theatre
ⓘ
21st-century theatre ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Stewart ⓘ |
| field |
experimental theatre
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| founded |
La MaMa E.T.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
La MaMa
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellen ⓘ |
| hasHonorific |
“La MaMa”
ⓘ
linked to:
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
|
| influenced |
Off-Off-Broadway theatre companies
ⓘ
linked to:
Off-Off-Broadway
experimental theatre artists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
ⓘ
pioneering the Off-Off-Broadway movement ⓘ supporting experimental theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Off-Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| name | Ellen Stewart ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| roleAt | artistic director of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⓘ |
| significantProject | development of international theatre exchanges at La MaMa ⓘ |
| supported |
avant-garde theatre companies
ⓘ
emerging playwrights ⓘ experimental directors ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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