The House of Blue Leaves
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The House of Blue Leaves is a darkly comic play by John Guare that explores fame, madness, and unfulfilled dreams in 1960s Queens, New York.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The House of Blue Leaves canonical | 6 |
| House of Blue Leaves | 1 |
| The House of Blue Leaves (2011 revival) | 1 |
| The House of Blue Leaves (revival) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9132234 — 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: The House of Blue Leaves Context triple: [Jeremy Shamos, notableWork, The House of Blue Leaves]
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
Furnace Green
Furnace Green is a residential neighbourhood in the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
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C.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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D.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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E.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- 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: The House of Blue Leaves Target entity description: The House of Blue Leaves is a darkly comic play by John Guare that explores fame, madness, and unfulfilled dreams in 1960s Queens, New York.
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
Furnace Green
Furnace Green is a residential neighbourhood in the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England.
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C.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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D.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
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E.
House by the River
House by the River is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by Fritz Lang, known for its dark psychological themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black comedy
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ work by John Guare ⓘ |
| author | John Guare ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
ⓘ
Obie Award for Best American Play ⓘ
linked to:
Obie Award for Best New American Play
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | a zookeeper and aspiring songwriter ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
conflict between ordinary life and dreams of stardom
ⓘ
mental illness in domestic life ⓘ the pursuit of the American Dream ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The House of Blue Leaves (1987 television film) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | late 20th-century American dark comedies ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | American drama courses ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Artie Shaughnessy
ⓘ
Bananas Shaughnessy ⓘ Bunny Flingus ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Ben Stiller
ⓘ
Christopher Walken ⓘ Jessica Lange ⓘ John Mahoney ⓘ Stockard Channing ⓘ Swoosie Kurtz ⓘ |
| notableRevival |
1971 Off-Broadway revival
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1986 Broadway revival ⓘ 2011 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | part of John Guare's early plays ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Truck and Warehouse Theatre ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| publisher | Dramatists Play Service ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Queens, New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| subject |
American middle class
ⓘ
Catholicism ⓘ celebrity culture ⓘ fame ⓘ madness ⓘ unfulfilled dreams ⓘ |
| writer | John Guare ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The House of Blue Leaves
linked to: The House of Blue Leaves
linked to: The House of Blue Leaves