Steve Tesich
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Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steve Tesich canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465328 — 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: Steve Tesich Context triple: [Four Friends, screenwriter, Steve Tesich]
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A.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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B.
Bill Geisslinger
Bill Geisslinger is an American actor known for his work in theater and television and for his former marriage to actress Annette O'Toole.
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C.
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan is an American film director, actor, and comedian best known for directing numerous Adam Sandler-led comedies such as "Happy Gilmore," "Big Daddy," and "Grown Ups."
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D.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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E.
Bill Steele
Bill Steele is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Port Colborne, Ontario.
- 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: Steve Tesich Target entity description: Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
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A.
Ted Cheesman
Ted Cheesman was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions, including the 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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B.
Bill Geisslinger
Bill Geisslinger is an American actor known for his work in theater and television and for his former marriage to actress Annette O'Toole.
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C.
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan is an American film director, actor, and comedian best known for directing numerous Adam Sandler-led comedies such as "Happy Gilmore," "Big Daddy," and "Grown Ups."
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D.
Vern Damico
Vern Damico is a character in Norman Mailer’s nonfiction novel "The Executioner’s Song," which chronicles the life and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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E.
Bill Steele
Bill Steele is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Port Colborne, Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian-American
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork | Breaking Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedInYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| birthName | Stojan Tešić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-09-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-07-01 ⓘ |
| degree |
B.A. in Russian
ⓘ
M.A. in Russian literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Indiana University Bloomington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serb ⓘ |
| familyName | Tešić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
character-driven drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Stojan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movedToCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Steve Tesich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Serbian-American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Flyers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Breaking Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyewitness NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Karoo NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Open Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ The World According to Garp (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Užice, Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| wroteNovel |
Karoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrotePlay |
On the Open Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summer Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
American Flyers
NERFINISHED
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Breaking Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Eyewitness NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ The World According to Garp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Tesich Description of subject: Steve Tesich was a Serbian-American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Breaking Away" and his work on character-driven dramas in film and theater.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.