stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall
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The stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall is a fantasy-comedy about a man taken to the afterlife before his time, leading to celestial mix-ups and a second chance at life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12959374 — 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: stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall Context triple: [Mr. Jordan, adaptationSource, stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall]
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stage play "The Ringer"
The stage play "The Ringer" is a popular theatrical thriller adapted from Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Gaunt Stranger," featuring a mysterious master of disguise who terrorizes London’s underworld.
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B.
Stage play "Fashions for Men" by Avery Hopwood
"Fashions for Men" is a comedic stage play by American playwright Avery Hopwood, known for its farcical treatment of romantic entanglements and materialism in a high-end clothing shop.
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C.
Seventh Heaven (play)
Seventh Heaven (play) is a romantic drama by Austin Strong about a Parisian sewer worker and a young woman whose love is tested amid the turmoil of World War I.
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D.
Remains to Be Seen (play)
Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
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E.
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production)
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production) is Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed memory-play about an elderly woman’s struggle with dementia and her family’s efforts to cope, which premiered Off-Broadway before later being revived on Broadway.
- 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: stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall Target entity description: The stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall is a fantasy-comedy about a man taken to the afterlife before his time, leading to celestial mix-ups and a second chance at life.
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A.
stage play "The Ringer"
The stage play "The Ringer" is a popular theatrical thriller adapted from Edgar Wallace’s crime novel "The Gaunt Stranger," featuring a mysterious master of disguise who terrorizes London’s underworld.
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B.
Stage play "Fashions for Men" by Avery Hopwood
"Fashions for Men" is a comedic stage play by American playwright Avery Hopwood, known for its farcical treatment of romantic entanglements and materialism in a high-end clothing shop.
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C.
Seventh Heaven (play)
Seventh Heaven (play) is a romantic drama by Austin Strong about a Parisian sewer worker and a young woman whose love is tested amid the turmoil of World War I.
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D.
Remains to Be Seen (play)
Remains to Be Seen is a mid-20th-century Broadway comedy play co-written by Howard Lindsay that blends murder mystery elements with lighthearted, sophisticated humor.
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E.
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production)
The Waverly Gallery (original stage production) is Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed memory-play about an elderly woman’s struggle with dementia and her family’s efforts to cope, which premiered Off-Broadway before later being revived on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy-comedy play
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playwright ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Harry Segall ⓘ |
| basedOn |
the play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall
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linked to:
Heaven Can Wait (play)
the play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall ⓘ
linked to:
Heaven Can Wait (play)
the play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall ⓘ
linked to:
Heaven Can Wait (play)
|
| character |
Joe Pendleton
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Messenger 7013 ⓘ Mr. Jordan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)
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linked to:
Heaven Can Wait
Here Comes Mr. Jordan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe Pendleton ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | celestial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Heaven Can Wait ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man is taken to the afterlife before his time, causing celestial mix-ups and leading to his return to Earth in another body. ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
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afterlife ⓘ |
| subject |
afterlife
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mistaken death ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| theme |
fate and destiny
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life after death ⓘ romantic comedy elements ⓘ |
| writer | Harry Segall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall Description of subject: The stage play "Heaven Can Wait" by Harry Segall is a fantasy-comedy about a man taken to the afterlife before his time, leading to celestial mix-ups and a second chance at life.
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