An Evening with Fred Astaire
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An Evening with Fred Astaire is a 1958 Emmy-winning American television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative use of video effects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Evening with Fred Astaire canonical | 5 |
| Another Evening with Fred Astaire | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341828 — 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: An Evening with Fred Astaire Context triple: [Fred Astaire, notableWork, An Evening with Fred Astaire]
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A.
Easter Parade
Easter Parade is a classic 1948 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, celebrated for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and Irving Berlin score.
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B.
On the Town
On the Town is a 1944 Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein that follows three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City, later adapted into a popular 1949 film.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain is a classic 1952 American musical comedy film, celebrated for its iconic song-and-dance numbers and its satirical look at Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.
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E.
High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
- 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: An Evening with Fred Astaire Target entity description: An Evening with Fred Astaire is a 1958 Emmy-winning American television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative use of video effects.
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A.
Easter Parade
Easter Parade is a classic 1948 MGM musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, celebrated for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and Irving Berlin score.
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B.
On the Town
On the Town is a 1944 Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein that follows three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City, later adapted into a popular 1949 film.
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C.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal is a 1942 American musical film, co-starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, about vaudeville performers whose careers and romance are affected by World War I.
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D.
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain is a classic 1952 American musical comedy film, celebrated for its iconic song-and-dance numbers and its satirical look at Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies.
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E.
High Society
High Society is a 1956 musical romantic comedy film, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra, that reimagines the play and film The Philadelphia Story with a jazz-infused score by Cole Porter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television program
ⓘ
musical television special ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Peabody Award
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Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Musical Contribution to a Television Program or Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fred Astaire’s stage and film musical repertoire ⓘ |
| castMember | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bud Yorkin ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
black-and-white television
ⓘ
early electronic video effects ⓘ |
| genre |
musical
ⓘ
variety show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
dance performance
ⓘ
song performance ⓘ |
| hasPart | song-and-dance performances ⓘ |
| hasType | one-off special ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | television history studies ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elaborate dance numbers
ⓘ
innovative use of video effects ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of special effects with dance
ⓘ
pioneering television choreography ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| originalAirDate |
1958
ⓘ
October 17, 1958 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastFormat | live television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Fred Astaire television specials ⓘ |
| performer | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| producer | Bud Yorkin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC ⓘ |
| runningTime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s American television era ⓘ |
| starring | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Fred Astaire as host
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Fred Astaire as principal dancer ⓘ Fred Astaire as singer ⓘ |
| title | An Evening with Fred Astaire self-link ⓘ |
| writer | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Evening with Fred Astaire Description of subject: An Evening with Fred Astaire is a 1958 Emmy-winning American television musical special showcasing Fred Astaire’s song-and-dance performances and innovative use of video effects.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
this entity surface form:
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
this entity surface form:
Another Evening with Fred Astaire