Walter Bobbie
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Walter Bobbie is an American theater director and actor best known for directing the Broadway revival of "Chicago" and other prominent stage productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Bobbie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Bobbie Context triple: [High Fidelity, director, Walter Bobbie]
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Johnny Worricker
Johnny Worricker is a seasoned, quietly principled MI5 intelligence officer whose moral dilemmas drive the British political thriller film "Page Eight."
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Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler was an American comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, including notable runs on titles like Fantastic Four and Deathlok.
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C.
Charlie Waite
Charlie Waite is a venture capitalist best known as a founder of the prominent Silicon Valley investment firm Greylock Partners.
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D.
Leo Chapman
Leo Chapman was the first husband of prominent American suffragist and peace activist Carrie Chapman Catt.
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Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Bobbie Target entity description: Walter Bobbie is an American theater director and actor best known for directing the Broadway revival of "Chicago" and other prominent stage productions.
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A.
Johnny Worricker
Johnny Worricker is a seasoned, quietly principled MI5 intelligence officer whose moral dilemmas drive the British political thriller film "Page Eight."
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B.
Rich Buckler
Rich Buckler was an American comic book artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics, including notable runs on titles like Fantastic Four and Deathlok.
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C.
Charlie Waite
Charlie Waite is a venture capitalist best known as a founder of the prominent Silicon Valley investment firm Greylock Partners.
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D.
Leo Chapman
Leo Chapman was the first husband of prominent American suffragist and peace activist Carrie Chapman Catt.
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E.
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson was an American film editor known for his work on numerous Hollywood productions during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed |
A Grand Night for Singing
NERFINISHED
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Brighton Beach Memoirs (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Footloose (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Age (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Fidelity (Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Jews Telling Jokes (stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Charity (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Robber Bridegroom (Encores! revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Savannah Disputation NERFINISHED ⓘ The School for Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Submission (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus in Fur (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ White Christmas (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performing arts
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theatre direction ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor | directing the 1996 Broadway revival of Chicago ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for Chicago (1996 revival)
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for Chicago (1996 revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Grand Night for Singing
NERFINISHED
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Chicago (1996 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago (musical) – revival direction NERFINISHED ⓘ Footloose (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Fidelity (Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Charity (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ White Christmas (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Broadway director
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actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| performedIn |
A Grand Night for Singing
NERFINISHED
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Anything Goes (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Assassins (Off-Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Angels (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Getting Away with Murder (Broadway play) NERFINISHED ⓘ Grease (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guys and Dolls (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ White Christmas (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Bobbie Description of subject: Walter Bobbie is an American theater director and actor best known for directing the Broadway revival of "Chicago" and other prominent stage productions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
High Fidelity