radio series Theatre Guild on the Air
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Theatre Guild on the Air was an American radio anthology drama series that presented adaptations of stage plays featuring prominent Broadway and Hollywood actors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| radio series Theatre Guild on the Air canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465451 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: radio series Theatre Guild on the Air Context triple: [The United States Steel Hour, basedOn, radio series Theatre Guild on the Air]
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A.
radio series The Life of Riley
The radio series "The Life of Riley" is a classic American situation comedy that follows the humorous misadventures of well-meaning but bumbling aircraft worker Chester A. Riley and his family.
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B.
BBC Radio Theatre
BBC Radio Theatre is a historic performance and recording venue within the BBC’s London headquarters, renowned for hosting live radio broadcasts, music sessions, and audience shows.
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C.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a 1938 American radio drama series created by Orson Welles and John Houseman, best known for its innovative, cinematic adaptations of literary classics and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
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D.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse was an influential American live television anthology drama series of the late 1940s and 1950s, known for showcasing original plays and launching the careers of notable directors, writers, and actors.
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E.
The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)
The Campbell Playhouse was a late-1930s American radio drama series created and hosted by Orson Welles, known for its high-quality adaptations of literary works and films.
- 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: radio series Theatre Guild on the Air Target entity description: Theatre Guild on the Air was an American radio anthology drama series that presented adaptations of stage plays featuring prominent Broadway and Hollywood actors.
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A.
radio series The Life of Riley
The radio series "The Life of Riley" is a classic American situation comedy that follows the humorous misadventures of well-meaning but bumbling aircraft worker Chester A. Riley and his family.
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B.
BBC Radio Theatre
BBC Radio Theatre is a historic performance and recording venue within the BBC’s London headquarters, renowned for hosting live radio broadcasts, music sessions, and audience shows.
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C.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a 1938 American radio drama series created by Orson Welles and John Houseman, best known for its innovative, cinematic adaptations of literary classics and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.
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D.
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse was an influential American live television anthology drama series of the late 1940s and 1950s, known for showcasing original plays and launching the careers of notable directors, writers, and actors.
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E.
The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)
The Campbell Playhouse was a late-1930s American radio drama series created and hosted by Orson Welles, known for its high-quality adaptations of literary works and films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio program
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radio anthology drama series ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Broadway stage productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The United States Steel Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage plays ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastType | network radio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distribution | United States national radio network ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featured |
Broadway actors
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Hollywood actors ⓘ |
| featuredGenre | drama ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1945 ⓘ |
| format | adaptations of stage plays ⓘ |
| genre | anthology drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1953 ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableAspect | collaboration between theatre and radio industries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality radio adaptations of Broadway plays
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star-studded casts ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Theatre Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Theatre Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStyle | full-cast dramatization ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| soundFormat | mono ⓘ |
| sponsor | United States Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
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Subject: radio series Theatre Guild on the Air Description of subject: Theatre Guild on the Air was an American radio anthology drama series that presented adaptations of stage plays featuring prominent Broadway and Hollywood actors.
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