Hines, Hines & Dad
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Hines, Hines & Dad was a family tap-dancing act featuring brothers Gregory and Maurice Hines performing with their father, Maurice Hines Sr., known for their dynamic stage presence and contributions to American tap and jazz performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hines, Hines & Dad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6351777 — 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: Hines, Hines & Dad Context triple: [Maurice Hines, memberOf, Hines, Hines & Dad]
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A.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Hogan & Hartson
Hogan & Hartson was a prominent Washington, D.C.–based international law firm known for its appellate, regulatory, and public policy work before merging to form Hogan Lovells.
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C.
Waddell & Harrington
Waddell & Harrington was an early 20th-century American engineering firm renowned for designing major movable and truss bridges across the United States.
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D.
Waddell & Hardesty
Waddell & Hardesty was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major steel bridges and other large-scale infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- 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: Hines, Hines & Dad Target entity description: Hines, Hines & Dad was a family tap-dancing act featuring brothers Gregory and Maurice Hines performing with their father, Maurice Hines Sr., known for their dynamic stage presence and contributions to American tap and jazz performance.
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A.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Hogan & Hartson
Hogan & Hartson was a prominent Washington, D.C.–based international law firm known for its appellate, regulatory, and public policy work before merging to form Hogan Lovells.
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C.
Waddell & Harrington
Waddell & Harrington was an early 20th-century American engineering firm renowned for designing major movable and truss bridges across the United States.
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D.
Waddell & Hardesty
Waddell & Hardesty was an American engineering and architectural firm known for designing major steel bridges and other large-scale infrastructure projects in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lee, Higginson & Co.
Lee, Higginson & Co. was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Boston investment banking firm influential in American and international finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family dance act
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tap-dancing act ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | live performance ⓘ |
| basedOn | family collaboration in performance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| familyName | Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment
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stage performance ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz performance
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tap dance ⓘ |
| hasFather | Maurice Hines Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gregory Hines
NERFINISHED
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Maurice Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Hines Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMemberRole |
Gregory Hines was a featured tap dancer
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Maurice Hines Sr. performed as the father in the act NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Hines was a featured tap dancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelativeActMember | Gregory Hines and Maurice Hines are brothers ⓘ |
| hasSon |
Gregory Hines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of tap dancers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to American jazz performance
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contributions to American tap dance ⓘ dynamic stage presence ⓘ |
| partOf | American tap dance tradition ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | rhythm tap ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline | dance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hines, Hines & Dad Description of subject: Hines, Hines & Dad was a family tap-dancing act featuring brothers Gregory and Maurice Hines performing with their father, Maurice Hines Sr., known for their dynamic stage presence and contributions to American tap and jazz performance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.