The Dick Powell Show
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The Dick Powell Show was an early 1960s American anthology television series featuring dramatic episodes often introduced or hosted by actor-director Dick Powell.
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| The Dick Powell Show canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7162139 — 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)
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Target entity: The Dick Powell Show Context triple: [Dick Powell, notableWork, The Dick Powell Show]
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A.
The Ann Sothern Show
The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom from the late 1950s and early 1960s starring Ann Sothern as a talent agency executive, known for its witty scripts and strong female lead.
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B.
The Martha Raye Show
The Martha Raye Show was an American variety television series starring comedian and singer Martha Raye, featuring musical performances, comedy sketches, and guest appearances during the early years of TV.
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C.
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s and early 1960s, hosted by and starring actress Loretta Young, known for its moral themes and her iconic, glamorous introductions.
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D.
The Jim Backus Show
The Jim Backus Show was a short-lived early 1960s American sitcom starring comedian Jim Backus as a radio station manager, showcasing his trademark comedic style.
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E.
The Mickey Rooney Show
The Mickey Rooney Show is a 1950s American television sitcom starring Mickey Rooney as a bumbling but ambitious young man navigating work, family, and romantic misadventures.
- 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 Dick Powell Show Target entity description: The Dick Powell Show was an early 1960s American anthology television series featuring dramatic episodes often introduced or hosted by actor-director Dick Powell.
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A.
The Ann Sothern Show
The Ann Sothern Show is an American sitcom from the late 1950s and early 1960s starring Ann Sothern as a talent agency executive, known for its witty scripts and strong female lead.
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B.
The Martha Raye Show
The Martha Raye Show was an American variety television series starring comedian and singer Martha Raye, featuring musical performances, comedy sketches, and guest appearances during the early years of TV.
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C.
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s and early 1960s, hosted by and starring actress Loretta Young, known for its moral themes and her iconic, glamorous introductions.
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D.
The Jim Backus Show
The Jim Backus Show was a short-lived early 1960s American sitcom starring comedian Jim Backus as a radio station manager, showcasing his trademark comedic style.
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E.
The Mickey Rooney Show
The Mickey Rooney Show is a 1950s American television sitcom starring Mickey Rooney as a bumbling but ambitious young man navigating work, family, and romantic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Dick Powell Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| ended | 1963 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredGuestStars |
Angie Dickinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbara Bel Geddes NERFINISHED ⓘ Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Bixby NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgess Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Bronson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Stockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ Gena Rowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Klugman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lemmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ James Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Newmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Nielsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Rooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Falk NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Culp NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Redford NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Vaughn NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Pleshette NERFINISHED ⓘ Telly Savalas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuesday Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1961 ⓘ |
| format | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic anthology format with different stories each week
ⓘ
episodes introduced or hosted by Dick Powell ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 70 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| presenter | Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Four Star Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 1960s American television ⓘ |
| starring | Dick Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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