Morton Lyon Sahl
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Morton Lyon Sahl was a pioneering Canadian-American stand-up comedian and satirist known for his sharp, politically charged monologues that helped redefine modern comedy in the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morton Lyon Sahl canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Morton Lyon Sahl Context triple: [Mort Sahl, fullName, Morton Lyon Sahl]
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Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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B.
Louie L. Wainwright
Louie L. Wainwright was the Director of the Florida Division of Corrections who became historically notable as the named state official in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to counsel for indigent defendants.
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Mahlon Sweet
Mahlon Sweet was a prominent local aviation advocate and civic leader in Eugene, Oregon, whose efforts were instrumental in establishing the city’s municipal airport.
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E.
Harlan Anderson
Harlan Anderson was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the pioneering minicomputer company Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Morton Lyon Sahl Target entity description: Morton Lyon Sahl was a pioneering Canadian-American stand-up comedian and satirist known for his sharp, politically charged monologues that helped redefine modern comedy in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Harold Olsen
Harold Olsen was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate career at Ohio State University and his influential role in the early development of the NCAA Tournament.
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B.
Louie L. Wainwright
Louie L. Wainwright was the Director of the Florida Division of Corrections who became historically notable as the named state official in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, which established the right to counsel for indigent defendants.
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Mahlon Sweet
Mahlon Sweet was a prominent local aviation advocate and civic leader in Eugene, Oregon, whose efforts were instrumental in establishing the city’s municipal airport.
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E.
Harlan Anderson
Harlan Anderson was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the pioneering minicomputer company Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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human ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mort Sahl ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-10-26 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
pioneering Canadian-American stand-up comedian
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sharp political satirist ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Southern California ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Sahl ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
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political commentary ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
political comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Morton ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
observational comedy
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topical comedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
George Carlin
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Jon Stewart ⓘ Lenny Bruce ⓘ Woody Allen ⓘ modern political stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | political satire ⓘ |
| name | Morton Lyon Sahl self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | helped redefine modern stand-up comedy in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering modern stand-up comedy
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politically charged monologues ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Next President (comedy album)
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surface form:
The Next President (album)
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| occupation |
actor
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satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| performedAt | Hungry i ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mill Valley, California
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surface form:
Mill Valley, California, United States
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| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
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