Oh, Kay!
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Oh, Kay! is a 1926 musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, known for its Prohibition-era plot and the song "Someone to Watch Over Me."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6208255 — 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: Oh, Kay! Context triple: [Guy Bolton, notableWork, Oh, Kay!]
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A.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
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B.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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C.
Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
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D.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis is a classic 1944 American musical film set in early 20th-century St. Louis, following the lives and romances of the Smith family in the lead-up to the 1904 World's Fair.
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E.
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American romantic comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, celebrated for its witty innuendo, bold sexuality, and status as one of the defining works of early 1930s cinema.
- 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: Oh, Kay! Target entity description: Oh, Kay! is a 1926 musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, known for its Prohibition-era plot and the song "Someone to Watch Over Me."
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A.
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical fantasy film, notable for its pioneering all-Black cast and direction by Vincente Minnelli.
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B.
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film starring James Cagney, celebrated for its elaborate Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers and backstage showbiz storyline.
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C.
Lady, Be Good
"Lady, Be Good" is a 1924 Broadway musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, best known for its hit songs and for featuring Fred Astaire in one of his early major stage roles.
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D.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis is a classic 1944 American musical film set in early 20th-century St. Louis, following the lives and romances of the Smith family in the lead-up to the 1904 World's Fair.
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E.
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong is a 1933 American romantic comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant, celebrated for its witty innuendo, bold sexuality, and status as one of the defining works of early 1930s cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | musical comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gershwin brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The play La Présidente by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Guy Bolton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jimmy Winter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | two-act musical ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasRevival | Off-Broadway and regional revivals ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Clap Yo' Hands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dear Little Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Do, Do, Do ⓘ Fidgety Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bootlegging
ⓘ
mistaken identity ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States Prohibition (1920–1933) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the standard Someone to Watch Over Me ⓘ |
| notableSong | Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | jazz-influenced ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1926-11-08 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer |
Alex A. Aarons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vinton Freedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayStar | Gertrude Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| period | 1920s American musical theatre ⓘ |
| plotElement | smugglers hiding liquor in a Long Island mansion ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Long Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| theme |
disguise
ⓘ
romance ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1926 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oh, Kay! Description of subject: Oh, Kay! is a 1926 musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, known for its Prohibition-era plot and the song "Someone to Watch Over Me."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oh Kay!