The Mash
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The Mash was a fictional studio group created for the film M*A*S*H, best known for performing the theme song "Suicide Is Painless."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mash canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10338979 — 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: The Mash Context triple: [Suicide Is Painless, performer, The Mash]
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A.
Rumsen
Rumsen is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Rumsen Ohlone people of the central California coast, traditionally classified within the Costanoan (Ohlone) branch of the Utian language family.
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B.
Marl
Marl is an industrial town in western Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia, known for its large chemical industry complex and location within the Ruhr area.
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C.
Cassadaga
Cassadaga is a small unincorporated community in Florida widely known as a center for Spiritualism and psychic mediums.
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D.
Mashobra
Mashobra is a serene hill town near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its lush forests, apple orchards, and tranquil mountain scenery.
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E.
Mijas
Mijas is a picturesque municipality in the province of Málaga in southern Spain, known for its whitewashed village, coastal resorts, and location along the Costa del Sol.
- 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: The Mash Target entity description: The Mash was a fictional studio group created for the film M*A*S*H, best known for performing the theme song "Suicide Is Painless."
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A.
Rumsen
Rumsen is a now-extinct Native American language formerly spoken by the Rumsen Ohlone people of the central California coast, traditionally classified within the Costanoan (Ohlone) branch of the Utian language family.
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B.
Marl
Marl is an industrial town in western Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia, known for its large chemical industry complex and location within the Ruhr area.
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C.
Cassadaga
Cassadaga is a small unincorporated community in Florida widely known as a center for Spiritualism and psychic mediums.
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D.
Mashobra
Mashobra is a serene hill town near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its lush forests, apple orchards, and tranquil mountain scenery.
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E.
Mijas
Mijas is a picturesque municipality in the province of Málaga in southern Spain, known for its whitewashed village, coastal resorts, and location along the Costa del Sol.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional musical group
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studio group ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
M*A*S*H (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
M*A*S*H (franchise) ⓘ
linked to:
M*A*S*H (TV series)
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| basedOn | concept created for the film M*A*S*H ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor |
film M*A*S*H
ⓘ
soundtrack of film M*A*S*H ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | created specifically for a film ⓘ |
| genre | film soundtrack music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
session musicians
ⓘ
studio vocalists ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong | Suicide Is Painless ⓘ |
| hasRecording | single Suicide Is Painless ⓘ |
| hasType |
fictional band
ⓘ
studio recording project ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | recorded music act ⓘ |
| notableFor | performing the theme song of M*A*S*H ⓘ |
| notableWork | Suicide Is Painless ⓘ |
| partOf |
M*A*S*H soundtrack
ⓘ
linked to:
M*A*S*H original soundtrack
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| performerOf | Suicide Is Painless ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| songFeaturedIn |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
ⓘ
M*A*S*H (film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
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| themeSongOf |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
ⓘ
M*A*S*H (film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
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| usesLyricist | Mike Altman ⓘ |
| usesSongwriter | Johnny Mandel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mash Description of subject: The Mash was a fictional studio group created for the film M*A*S*H, best known for performing the theme song "Suicide Is Painless."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.