The Hazel Scott Show
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The Hazel Scott Show was a pioneering early 1950s American television program featuring virtuoso jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott, notable as one of the first U.S. network TV shows hosted by a Black woman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hazel Scott Show canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6116495 — 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)
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Target entity: The Hazel Scott Show Context triple: [Hazel Scott, notableWork, The Hazel Scott Show]
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A.
The Harry Belafonte Show
The Harry Belafonte Show was a television variety program hosted by singer and activist Harry Belafonte, featuring music, dance, and guest performances.
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B.
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
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C.
The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show was an American situation comedy television series starring legendary crooner Bing Crosby and his real-life wife Kathryn Grant, airing in the mid-1960s.
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D.
The Perry Como Show
The Perry Como Show was a popular American television variety series featuring singer Perry Como, known for its relaxed style, musical performances, and celebrity guests during the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
- 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 Hazel Scott Show Target entity description: The Hazel Scott Show was a pioneering early 1950s American television program featuring virtuoso jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott, notable as one of the first U.S. network TV shows hosted by a Black woman.
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A.
The Harry Belafonte Show
The Harry Belafonte Show was a television variety program hosted by singer and activist Harry Belafonte, featuring music, dance, and guest performances.
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B.
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
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C.
The Bing Crosby Show
The Bing Crosby Show was an American situation comedy television series starring legendary crooner Bing Crosby and his real-life wife Kathryn Grant, airing in the mid-1960s.
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D.
The Perry Como Show
The Perry Como Show was a popular American television variety series featuring singer Perry Como, known for its relaxed style, musical performances, and celebrity guests during the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African-American television history
ⓘ
DuMont Television Network programming ⓘ
linked to:
DuMont Television Network
|
| broadcastFormat | live television ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decadeOfBroadcast | 1950s ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| featuresGenre |
jazz standards
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| featuresVocalPerformanceBy | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1950 ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
music ⓘ variety ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
influence on later music and variety television shows
ⓘ
pioneering representation of a Black woman as a network television host ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
live musical performance
ⓘ
short musical segments ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
jazz music performance
ⓘ
popular song interpretation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American music on U.S. television
ⓘ
jazz performance on television ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early network television era ⓘ |
| host | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | DuMont Television Network ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first U.S. network television shows hosted by a Black woman
ⓘ
featuring Hazel Scott as both pianist and singer ⓘ featuring virtuoso jazz piano performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | DuMont Television Network ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| presenter | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DuMont Television Network ⓘ |
| productionLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring | Hazel Scott ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarship on early Black representation on American television ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American television audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hazel Scott Show Description of subject: The Hazel Scott Show was a pioneering early 1950s American television program featuring virtuoso jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott, notable as one of the first U.S. network TV shows hosted by a Black woman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.