Elizabeth Swados
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Elizabeth Swados was an American composer, writer, and director known for her innovative, socially engaged musical theater works on and off Broadway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elizabeth Swados canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465331 — 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: Elizabeth Swados Context triple: [Four Friends, musicBy, Elizabeth Swados]
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A.
Judine Brooks
Judine Brooks is the wife of fantasy author Terry Brooks and is known for her long-term support of his writing career.
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B.
Laura Ziskin
Laura Ziskin was an American film and television producer best known for her work on the Spider-Man film franchise and for being the first woman to solo-produce the Academy Awards telecast.
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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D.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was the wife of British actor Herbert Marshall, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent film and stage star.
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E.
Joan Micklin Silver
Joan Micklin Silver was an American film director and screenwriter known for her independent, character-driven films such as "Hester Street" and "Crossing Delancey."
- 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: Elizabeth Swados Target entity description: Elizabeth Swados was an American composer, writer, and director known for her innovative, socially engaged musical theater works on and off Broadway.
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A.
Judine Brooks
Judine Brooks is the wife of fantasy author Terry Brooks and is known for her long-term support of his writing career.
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B.
Laura Ziskin
Laura Ziskin was an American film and television producer best known for her work on the Spider-Man film franchise and for being the first woman to solo-produce the Academy Awards telecast.
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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D.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was the wife of British actor Herbert Marshall, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent film and stage star.
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E.
Joan Micklin Silver
Joan Micklin Silver was an American film director and screenwriter known for her independent, character-driven films such as "Hester Street" and "Crossing Delancey."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award nomination
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linked to:
Drama Desk Award
Obie Award ⓘ Tony Award nomination ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-02-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bennington College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Swados ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental theatre
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Elizabeth ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
political activism
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social issues ⓘ youth and marginalization ⓘ |
| movement | avant-garde theatre ⓘ |
| name | Elizabeth Swados ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway productions
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innovative socially engaged musical theatre works ⓘ off-Broadway productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doonesbury (musical)
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linked to:
Broadway musical Doonesbury
Jerusalem ⓘ Nightclub Cantata ⓘ Runaways ⓘ The Beautiful Lady ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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composer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ theatre director ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Buffalo, New York
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linked to:
Buffalo
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| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Elizabeth Swados Description of subject: Elizabeth Swados was an American composer, writer, and director known for her innovative, socially engaged musical theater works on and off Broadway.
Referenced by (3)
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