Sophie Abuza
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Sophie Abuza, better known as Sophie Tucker, was a famed early 20th-century American singer and comedian celebrated as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas” for her bold, brassy vaudeville and jazz performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sophie Abuza canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5226136 — 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: Sophie Abuza Context triple: [Sophie Tucker, alsoKnownAs, Sophie Abuza]
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A.
Paula Maloles
Paula Maloles was the wife of Filipino revolutionary general Miguel Malvar and a supportive figure in his life during the Philippine struggle against Spanish and American colonial rule.
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B.
Abigail Adegboyega
Abigail Adegboyega is the mother of British actor John Boyega, known for her Nigerian heritage and influence on his upbringing.
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C.
Clarisse Machanguana
Clarisse Machanguana is a former Mozambican professional basketball player and standout forward who starred in college at Old Dominion University before enjoying a successful international and WNBA career.
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D.
Lusiana Burchard
Lusiana Burchard is best known as the wife of renowned mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah.
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E.
Abbey Okulaja
Abbey Okulaja is a public figure known primarily under this name, which is the commonly used form of Abiodun Okulaja’s identity.
- 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: Sophie Abuza Target entity description: Sophie Abuza, better known as Sophie Tucker, was a famed early 20th-century American singer and comedian celebrated as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas” for her bold, brassy vaudeville and jazz performances.
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A.
Paula Maloles
Paula Maloles was the wife of Filipino revolutionary general Miguel Malvar and a supportive figure in his life during the Philippine struggle against Spanish and American colonial rule.
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B.
Abigail Adegboyega
Abigail Adegboyega is the mother of British actor John Boyega, known for her Nigerian heritage and influence on his upbringing.
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C.
Clarisse Machanguana
Clarisse Machanguana is a former Mozambican professional basketball player and standout forward who starred in college at Old Dominion University before enjoying a successful international and WNBA career.
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D.
Lusiana Burchard
Lusiana Burchard is best known as the wife of renowned mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah.
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E.
Abbey Okulaja
Abbey Okulaja is a public figure known primarily under this name, which is the commonly used form of Abiodun Okulaja’s identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabaret singer
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1900 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sophie Abuza
NERFINISHED
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The Last of the Red Hot Mamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Sophie Abuza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Emanuel Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Wethersfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-02-09 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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popular music ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bette Midler
NERFINISHED
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Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
brassy singing style
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risqué comedic material ⓘ strong stage presence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Yiddishe Momme
NERFINISHED
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Red Hot Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ Some of These Days NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man I Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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comedian ⓘ singer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| parent |
Charles Abuza
NERFINISHED
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Jennie Abuza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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nightclubs ⓘ vaudeville circuits ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Podolia Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ Tulchyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| vocalType | contralto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sophie Abuza Description of subject: Sophie Abuza, better known as Sophie Tucker, was a famed early 20th-century American singer and comedian celebrated as “The Last of the Red Hot Mamas” for her bold, brassy vaudeville and jazz performances.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.