John La Touche
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John La Touche was an American lyricist and librettist known for his sophisticated, often witty contributions to mid-20th-century musical theater and opera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John La Touche canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8140846 — 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: John La Touche Context triple: [Candide, lyricist, John La Touche]
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A.
Edward Talbot
Edward Talbot was an Anglican clergyman who became the inaugural Bishop of Southwark in the Church of England.
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B.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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C.
Talbot Rothwell
Talbot Rothwell was a British screenwriter best known for writing many of the popular "Carry On" comedy films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
- 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: John La Touche Target entity description: John La Touche was an American lyricist and librettist known for his sophisticated, often witty contributions to mid-20th-century musical theater and opera.
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A.
Edward Talbot
Edward Talbot was an Anglican clergyman who became the inaugural Bishop of Southwark in the Church of England.
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B.
John Ternouth
John Ternouth was a 19th-century British sculptor best known for creating the bronze reliefs that adorn Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.
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C.
Talbot Rothwell
Talbot Rothwell was a British screenwriter best known for writing many of the popular "Carry On" comedy films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Geoffrey Unsworth
Geoffrey Unsworth was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his visually rich work on numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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librettist ⓘ lyricist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Duke Ellington
NERFINISHED
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Jerome Moross NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-08-07 ⓘ |
| familyName | La Touche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American popular song
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
opera ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American musical theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American opera ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Ballad for Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ballad for Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | Broadway musical theatre tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Virginia, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Calais, Vermont, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style |
sophisticated wordplay
ⓘ
witty lyrics ⓘ |
| wroteLibrettoFor |
Ballad for Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor |
Ballad for Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Candide NERFINISHED ⓘ Taking a Chance on Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John La Touche Description of subject: John La Touche was an American lyricist and librettist known for his sophisticated, often witty contributions to mid-20th-century musical theater and opera.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Candide