Susannah McCorkle
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Susannah McCorkle was an American jazz and cabaret singer renowned for her sensitive interpretations of the Great American Songbook and sophisticated, lyric-focused style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susannah McCorkle canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9329870 — 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: Susannah McCorkle Context triple: [You Keep Coming Back Like a Song, hasNotableRecordingBy, Susannah McCorkle]
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A.
Anne McGuire
Anne McGuire is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Stirling and held various ministerial roles in the UK government.
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B.
Susannah Clapp
Susannah Clapp is a British literary critic and theatre reviewer known for her long-standing work at The Observer and her influential role in contemporary literary culture.
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C.
Mary Hunt
Mary Hunt was a prominent American temperance reformer who led efforts to introduce and standardize anti-alcohol education in public schools during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Sonja Hogg
Sonja Hogg is an American women's basketball coach best known for helping build Baylor University's women's program into a national contender.
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E.
Sarah Jane Fulks
Sarah Jane Fulks was the birth name of Jane Wyman, the Academy Award–winning American film and television actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan.
- 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: Susannah McCorkle Target entity description: Susannah McCorkle was an American jazz and cabaret singer renowned for her sensitive interpretations of the Great American Songbook and sophisticated, lyric-focused style.
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A.
Anne McGuire
Anne McGuire is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Stirling and held various ministerial roles in the UK government.
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B.
Susannah Clapp
Susannah Clapp is a British literary critic and theatre reviewer known for her long-standing work at The Observer and her influential role in contemporary literary culture.
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C.
Mary Hunt
Mary Hunt was a prominent American temperance reformer who led efforts to introduce and standardize anti-alcohol education in public schools during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Sonja Hogg
Sonja Hogg is an American women's basketball coach best known for helping build Baylor University's women's program into a national contender.
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E.
Sarah Jane Fulks
Sarah Jane Fulks was the birth name of Jane Wyman, the Academy Award–winning American film and television actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabaret singer
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human ⓘ jazz singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
emphasis on textual clarity
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literary sensitivity to lyrics ⓘ |
| artisticReputation | sophisticated, literate interpreter of songs ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| birthName | Susannah McCorkle ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-05-19 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cabaret performance
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jazz performance ⓘ music ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
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jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular song tradition
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linked to:
American popular music standards repertoire
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| knownFor |
reviving lesser-known standards
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subtle phrasing and emotional nuance ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| musicalFocus | song lyrics and narrative meaning ⓘ |
| name | Susannah McCorkle ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | interpretations of the Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| occupation |
cabaret performer
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jazz singer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
cabaret venues
ⓘ
concert halls ⓘ jazz clubs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berkeley, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| reputation | sensitive interpreter of lyrics ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| specialization | interpretation of standards ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
intimate
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lyric-focused ⓘ storytelling approach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (10)
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