David Rabe
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David Rabe is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his intense, often war-themed dramas and his influential contributions to contemporary theater and film.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Rabe canonical | 5 |
| David Rabe Vietnam War trilogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10493964 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Rabe Context triple: [Casualties of War, screenwriter, David Rabe]
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A.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
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B.
Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian is an American actor, playwright, and monologuist known for his intense character work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Talk Radio" and "Uncut Gems."
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C.
John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor best known for his stage and screen work on psychological and religious dramas.
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D.
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer known for works such as the play "Other Desert Cities" and for creating the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters."
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E.
David Mamet
David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and works such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Rabe Target entity description: David Rabe is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his intense, often war-themed dramas and his influential contributions to contemporary theater and film.
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A.
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, and director renowned for his innovative, often haunting depictions of the American West and family dysfunction in works like "Buried Child" and "True West."
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B.
Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian is an American actor, playwright, and monologuist known for his intense character work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Talk Radio" and "Uncut Gems."
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C.
John Pielmeier
John Pielmeier is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor best known for his stage and screen work on psychological and religious dramas.
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D.
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer known for works such as the play "Other Desert Cities" and for creating the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters."
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E.
David Mamet
David Mamet is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and works such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "American Buffalo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
NERFINISHED
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Obie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Lily Rabe
NERFINISHED
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Michael Rabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Loras College
NERFINISHED
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Villanova University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American literature
NERFINISHED
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playwriting ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasWrittenFor |
film
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television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| influencedBy | experience in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American theater ⓘ |
| notableFor | Vietnam War–themed plays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Question of Mercy
NERFINISHED
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Casualties of War NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurlyburly NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurlyburly (film adaptation screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Boom Boom Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Sticks and Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ Streamers NERFINISHED ⓘ Streamers (film adaptation screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crossing Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dog Problem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Orphan NERFINISHED ⓘ Those the River Keeps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| spouse | Jill Clayburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Rabe Description of subject: David Rabe is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his intense, often war-themed dramas and his influential contributions to contemporary theater and film.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.