Fortune’s Fool
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Fortune’s Fool is a stage play best known from its acclaimed Broadway production, in which Alan Bates delivered an award-winning performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortune’s Fool canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157327 — 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: Fortune’s Fool Context triple: [Alan Bates, notableWork, Fortune’s Fool]
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A.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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B.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
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C.
A Fortune in Lies
"A Fortune in Lies" is a song by progressive metal band Dream Theater from their debut studio album, *When Dream and Day Unite*.
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D.
The Fortune Hunter
"The Fortune Hunter" is a 1927 silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner, based on the popular stage play by Winchell Smith.
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E.
There but for Fortune
"There but for Fortune" is a socially conscious folk song written by Phil Ochs that reflects on human vulnerability and the thin line between security and misfortune.
- 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: Fortune’s Fool Target entity description: Fortune’s Fool is a stage play best known from its acclaimed Broadway production, in which Alan Bates delivered an award-winning performance.
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A.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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B.
Of Fortune
"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
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C.
A Fortune in Lies
"A Fortune in Lies" is a song by progressive metal band Dream Theater from their debut studio album, *When Dream and Day Unite*.
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D.
The Fortune Hunter
"The Fortune Hunter" is a 1927 silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner, based on the popular stage play by Winchell Smith.
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E.
There but for Fortune
"There but for Fortune" is a socially conscious folk song written by Phil Ochs that reflects on human vulnerability and the thin line between security and misfortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Ivan Turgenev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play – Fortune’s Fool (Broadway production)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play – Fortune’s Fool (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTranslationBy | Mike Poulton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benedict Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Enid Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Langella NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Borowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Rowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2002-07-14 ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Santo Loquasto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| director | Arthur Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProduction | Fortune’s Fool (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Alan Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Brian MacDevitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActor |
Alan Bates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Langella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | acclaimed performances by Alan Bates and Frank Langella ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Fortune’s Fool (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2002-04-02 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| producer |
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Berlind NERFINISHED ⓘ Roundabout Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Furman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionOf | Fortune’s Fool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rolePlayedBy |
Tropatchov – Frank Langella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vassily Kuzovkin – Alan Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Santo Loquasto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Russian country estate ⓘ |
| soundDesigner | Scott Lehrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortune’s Fool Description of subject: Fortune’s Fool is a stage play best known from its acclaimed Broadway production, in which Alan Bates delivered an award-winning performance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.