The Great White Hope
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"The Great White Hope" is a 1967 play by Howard Sackler, later adapted into a 1970 film, dramatizing the life of Black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and the racism he faced in early 20th-century America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great White Hope canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5831039 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great White Hope Context triple: [Jane Alexander, notableWork, The Great White Hope]
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A.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
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B.
The Champ
The Champ is a 1931 American drama film directed by King Vidor, renowned for its poignant story of a washed-up boxer and his devoted young son.
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C.
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy film that helped introduce Jackie Chan to mainstream North American audiences through its inventive stunts and fight choreography.
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D.
Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight is a 1951 black-and-white short documentary film following boxer Walter Cartier on the day of a crucial bout, notable as Stanley Kubrick’s directorial debut.
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E.
The Fight
The Fight is Norman Mailer’s acclaimed nonfiction book that chronicles the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great White Hope Target entity description: "The Great White Hope" is a 1967 play by Howard Sackler, later adapted into a 1970 film, dramatizing the life of Black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and the racism he faced in early 20th-century America.
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A.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
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B.
The Champ
The Champ is a 1931 American drama film directed by King Vidor, renowned for its poignant story of a washed-up boxer and his devoted young son.
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C.
Rumble in the Bronx
Rumble in the Bronx is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy film that helped introduce Jackie Chan to mainstream North American audiences through its inventive stunts and fight choreography.
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D.
Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight is a 1951 black-and-white short documentary film following boxer Walter Cartier on the day of a crucial bout, notable as Stanley Kubrick’s directorial debut.
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E.
The Fight
The Fight is Norman Mailer’s acclaimed nonfiction book that chronicles the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Great White Hope (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Howard Sackler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Great White Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn | Jack Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| firstPresentedAt | Arena Stage, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | biographical play ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| notableActor |
James Earl Jones
NERFINISHED
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Jane Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayActor |
James Earl Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | struggle of a Black heavyweight champion against racist institutions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Jack Johnson
NERFINISHED
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boxing ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity and public scrutiny
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injustice in the legal system ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Howard Sackler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great White Hope Description of subject: "The Great White Hope" is a 1967 play by Howard Sackler, later adapted into a 1970 film, dramatizing the life of Black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and the racism he faced in early 20th-century America.
Referenced by (9)
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