Libel
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Libel is a 1929 Broadway courtroom drama play by Maurine Dallas Watkins that explores themes of defamation, reputation, and truth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Libel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11804796 — 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: Libel Context triple: [Maurine Dallas Watkins, notableWork, Libel]
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A.
Ruskin v. Whistler libel case
The Ruskin v. Whistler libel case was an 1878 British lawsuit in which American-born artist James McNeill Whistler sued influential critic John Ruskin for defamation over a harsh review of his painting, highlighting tensions between avant-garde art and traditional criticism.
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B.
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819
The Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819 was a British law passed in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre to strengthen penalties for radical and dissenting publications deemed threatening to church or state.
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C.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
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D.
Of the Liberty of the Press
Of the Liberty of the Press is an essay by David Hume that examines the importance, limits, and political implications of freedom of the press in civil society.
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E.
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet is a 1952 film noir crime drama starring Broderick Crawford as a ruthless newspaper editor entangled in murder and sensationalism.
- 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: Libel Target entity description: Libel is a 1929 Broadway courtroom drama play by Maurine Dallas Watkins that explores themes of defamation, reputation, and truth.
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A.
Ruskin v. Whistler libel case
The Ruskin v. Whistler libel case was an 1878 British lawsuit in which American-born artist James McNeill Whistler sued influential critic John Ruskin for defamation over a harsh review of his painting, highlighting tensions between avant-garde art and traditional criticism.
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B.
Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819
The Blasphemous and Seditious Libels Act 1819 was a British law passed in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre to strengthen penalties for radical and dissenting publications deemed threatening to church or state.
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C.
The Slanderer
The Slanderer is an English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Humazah, a chapter of the Qur’an that condemns backbiting, slander, and the hoarding of wealth.
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D.
Of the Liberty of the Press
Of the Liberty of the Press is an essay by David Hume that examines the importance, limits, and political implications of freedom of the press in civil society.
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E.
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet is a 1952 film noir crime drama starring Broderick Crawford as a ruthless newspaper editor entangled in murder and sensationalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| author | Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ |
| firstPerformedOnBroadway | true ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | courtroom ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Libel ⓘ |
| isAbout |
damage to personal reputation
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legal consequences of libel ⓘ media and public perception ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | Broadway ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
defamation
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reputation ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American theatre of the 1920s ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| theatricalGenre | legal drama ⓘ |
| workPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| writer | Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1929 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Libel Description of subject: Libel is a 1929 Broadway courtroom drama play by Maurine Dallas Watkins that explores themes of defamation, reputation, and truth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.