Shelagh Stephenson
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Shelagh Stephenson is a British playwright, radio dramatist, and screenwriter known for her award-winning stage works and contributions to contemporary theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shelagh Stephenson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10495482 — 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: Shelagh Stephenson Context triple: [The Memory of Water, author, Shelagh Stephenson]
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A.
Angela Bracewell
Angela Bracewell is best known as the wife of American comic actor and singer Stubby Kaye.
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B.
Cath Hardacre
Cath Hardacre is the central protagonist of the British medical drama series "Trust Me," a skilled nurse who assumes a false identity as a doctor to rebuild her life and career.
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C.
Philippa Cobb
Philippa Cobb is the young daughter of Dom Cobb in the film "Inception."
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D.
Rosemary Forsyth
Rosemary Forsyth is a Canadian-born American actress best known for her roles in 1960s and 1970s films and television dramas.
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E.
Jane Wignall
Jane Wignall was the wife of British sugar magnate and philanthropist Sir Henry Tate, associated with the prominent Tate family whose fortune helped establish the Tate art galleries.
- 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: Shelagh Stephenson Target entity description: Shelagh Stephenson is a British playwright, radio dramatist, and screenwriter known for her award-winning stage works and contributions to contemporary theatre.
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A.
Angela Bracewell
Angela Bracewell is best known as the wife of American comic actor and singer Stubby Kaye.
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B.
Cath Hardacre
Cath Hardacre is the central protagonist of the British medical drama series "Trust Me," a skilled nurse who assumes a false identity as a doctor to rebuild her life and career.
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C.
Philippa Cobb
Philippa Cobb is the young daughter of Dom Cobb in the film "Inception."
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D.
Rosemary Forsyth
Rosemary Forsyth is a Canadian-born American actress best known for her roles in 1960s and 1970s films and television dramas.
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E.
Jane Wignall
Jane Wignall was the wife of British sugar magnate and philanthropist Sir Henry Tate, associated with the prominent Tate family whose fortune helped establish the Tate art galleries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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person ⓘ playwright ⓘ radio dramatist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century theatre
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21st-century theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Sony Radio Academy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
Five Kinds of Silence
NERFINISHED
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The Memory of Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableMedium |
radio
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stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Short History of Laura K
NERFINISHED
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An Experiment with an Air Pump NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancient Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ Enid Bagnold’s The Chalk Garden (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Kinds of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Memory of Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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radio dramatist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| workFocus |
contemporary theatre
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family relationships ⓘ memory ⓘ science and ethics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shelagh Stephenson Description of subject: Shelagh Stephenson is a British playwright, radio dramatist, and screenwriter known for her award-winning stage works and contributions to contemporary theatre.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Memory of Water