The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
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"The American Way" is a 1939 Broadway pageant-play chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States, co-written by celebrated dramatists Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440203 — 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: The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Context triple: [Moss Hart, notableWork, The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman)]
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A.
George Washington Slept Here (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"George Washington Slept Here" is a 1940 Broadway stage comedy about a couple’s misadventures with a dilapidated country house, co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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B.
You Can't Take It with You (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"You Can't Take It with You" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic stage play about an eccentric New York family whose free-spirited lifestyle clashes with conventional society.
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C.
Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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D.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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E.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
- 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: The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Target entity description: "The American Way" is a 1939 Broadway pageant-play chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States, co-written by celebrated dramatists Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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A.
George Washington Slept Here (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"George Washington Slept Here" is a 1940 Broadway stage comedy about a couple’s misadventures with a dilapidated country house, co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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B.
You Can't Take It with You (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"You Can't Take It with You" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic stage play about an eccentric New York family whose free-spirited lifestyle clashes with conventional society.
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C.
Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
"Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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D.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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E.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| depicts |
Americanization of immigrants
ⓘ
immigrant experience in America ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II American theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Broadway ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
pageant-play ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | generations of an immigrant family in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor | chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway stage ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subjectMatter | life of an immigrant family in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | multiple generations ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The American Way (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Description of subject: "The American Way" is a 1939 Broadway pageant-play chronicling generations of an immigrant family’s life in the United States, co-written by celebrated dramatists Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
Referenced by (1)
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