George Skibine
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George Skibine was a prominent ballet dancer and choreographer of the mid-20th century, known for his work with major companies such as the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Paris Opera Ballet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Skibine canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9199164 — 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: George Skibine Context triple: [Marjorie Tallchief, spouse, George Skibine]
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A.
James Ashmore Creelman
James Ashmore Creelman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on early 1930s adventure and horror films, including the classic monster movie King Kong.
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B.
Georgy Shpagin
Georgy Shpagin was a Soviet weapons designer best known for creating some of the Red Army’s most widely used submachine guns during World War II.
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C.
Aleksei Bilderling
Aleksei Bilderling was a Russian Imperial Army general best known for his leadership role in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly during the Battle of Mukden.
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D.
Charles Volz
Charles Volz was an architect associated with the design and development of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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E.
Nikolai Krestinsky
Nikolai Krestinsky was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and high-ranking official who became a prominent defendant in Stalin’s Great Purge show trials before being executed.
- 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: George Skibine Target entity description: George Skibine was a prominent ballet dancer and choreographer of the mid-20th century, known for his work with major companies such as the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Paris Opera Ballet.
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A.
James Ashmore Creelman
James Ashmore Creelman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on early 1930s adventure and horror films, including the classic monster movie King Kong.
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B.
Georgy Shpagin
Georgy Shpagin was a Soviet weapons designer best known for creating some of the Red Army’s most widely used submachine guns during World War II.
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C.
Aleksei Bilderling
Aleksei Bilderling was a Russian Imperial Army general best known for his leadership role in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly during the Battle of Mukden.
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D.
Charles Volz
Charles Volz was an architect associated with the design and development of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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E.
Nikolai Krestinsky
Nikolai Krestinsky was a Soviet Bolshevik revolutionary and high-ranking official who became a prominent defendant in Stalin’s Great Purge show trials before being executed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic director
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ballet dancer ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Georges Skibine
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Yuri Skibine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tallchief family of dancers
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linked to:
Marjorie Tallchief
|
| birthName | Yuri Borisovich Skibine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1920-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-10-09 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| field | ballet ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
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neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
choreography for regional American ballet companies
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dramatic stage presence ⓘ strong classical technique ⓘ |
| name | George Skibine ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWorkInstitution |
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
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Dallas Civic Ballet ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kharkiv
ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
|
| placeOfDeath |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Dallas
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| roleAtInstitution | artistic director of Dallas Civic Ballet ⓘ |
| spouse | Marjorie Tallchief ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | ballerina ⓘ |
| styleInfluence |
Ballets Russes repertoire
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Russian ballet tradition ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
France
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| trainedWith |
Ballets Russes tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Ballets Russes
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| workedFor |
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
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Dallas Civic Ballet ⓘ Original Ballet Russe ⓘ Paris Opera Ballet ⓘ |
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Subject: George Skibine Description of subject: George Skibine was a prominent ballet dancer and choreographer of the mid-20th century, known for his work with major companies such as the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Paris Opera Ballet.
Referenced by (3)
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