George M. Cohan
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American entertainer
Broadway pioneer
actor
composer
human
lyricist
playwright
songwriter
theatrical producer
vaudeville performer
George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George M. Cohan canonical | 30 |
| George Michael Cohan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4253161 — 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: George M. Cohan Context triple: [Josephine Cohan, sibling, George M. Cohan]
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A.
Paul Dresser
Paul Dresser was a popular late-19th-century American songwriter and composer known for sentimental ballads such as "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away."
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B.
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
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C.
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
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D.
Al Dubin
Al Dubin was an American lyricist best known for his popular songs of the 1930s, many written in collaboration with composer Harry Warren for Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
- 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: George M. Cohan Target entity description: George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
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A.
Paul Dresser
Paul Dresser was a popular late-19th-century American songwriter and composer known for sentimental ballads such as "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away."
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B.
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor was a popular early 20th-century American comedian, singer, actor, and radio star known for his energetic performances and influential work in vaudeville, Broadway, film, and broadcasting.
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C.
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film noir and classic Hollywood films, including notable appearances in movies like "The Killers" and "Spartacus."
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D.
Al Dubin
Al Dubin was an American lyricist best known for his popular songs of the 1930s, many written in collaboration with composer Harry Warren for Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American entertainer
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Broadway pioneer ⓘ actor ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ playwright ⓘ songwriter ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States
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linked to:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1878-07-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-11-05 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century American theatre ⓘ |
| familyName | Cohan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
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songwriting ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| fullName |
George Michael Cohan
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linked to:
George M. Cohan
|
| genre |
musical theatre
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patriotic song ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Irish-American ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Broadway musical form ⓘ |
| movement | American musical comedy ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Man Who Owned Broadway
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the father of American musical comedy ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
became a leading figure in vaudeville and Broadway
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helped define early 20th-century American musical comedy ⓘ wrote and starred in numerous Broadway shows ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Give My Regards to Broadway
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Over There ⓘ Yankee Doodle Dandy ⓘ You’re a Grand Old Flag ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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composer ⓘ dancer ⓘ entertainer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| parent |
Helen Costigan Cohan
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linked to:
Helen Cohan
Jeremiah Cohan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| reasonForAward | composition of patriotic songs including "Over There" ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| sibling | Josephine Cohan ⓘ |
| spouse |
Agnes Mary Nolan
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Ethel Levey ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical film "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
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linked to:
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: George M. Cohan Description of subject: George M. Cohan was an influential American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, and producer often called "the father of American musical comedy."
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
George M! (musical)
subject linked to:
George M! (musical)
linked to: George M. Cohan
subject linked to:
You’re a Grand Old Flag
subject linked to:
You’re a Grand Old Flag
subject linked to:
You’re a Grand Old Flag
subject linked to:
You’re a Grand Old Flag