Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus
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Glenn Holland in "Mr. Holland's Opus" is a dedicated high school music teacher and composer whose decades-long career profoundly impacts his students while he struggles to balance his artistic ambitions with family and professional responsibilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus Context triple: [Richard Dreyfuss, notableRole, Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus]
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A.
Jim Hart
Jim Hart is a former American football quarterback best known for his long tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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D.
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television series "Law & Order" and for originating the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" on Broadway.
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E.
Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins was an influential American playwright whose politically charged, experimental works made him a central voice in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus Target entity description: Glenn Holland in "Mr. Holland's Opus" is a dedicated high school music teacher and composer whose decades-long career profoundly impacts his students while he struggles to balance his artistic ambitions with family and professional responsibilities.
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A.
Jim Hart
Jim Hart is a former American football quarterback best known for his long tenure with the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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C.
Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy is an American composer, arranger, and pianist best known for his disco-era hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" and for scoring numerous film and television projects, including collaborations with Seth MacFarlane.
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D.
Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the television series "Law & Order" and for originating the role of Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago" on Broadway.
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E.
Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins was an influential American playwright whose politically charged, experimental works made him a central voice in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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fictional character ⓘ high school music teacher ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mr. Holland's Opus ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| careerDuration | several decades ⓘ |
| characterArc | comes to value teaching as his true legacy ⓘ |
| childDisability | deafness ⓘ |
| communicatesWithSonUsing | American Sign Language ⓘ |
| createdBy | Patrick Sheane Duncan ⓘ |
| employer | John F. Kennedy High School ⓘ |
| facesConflictWith | school administration ⓘ |
| facesIssue | budget cuts to music program ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 1995 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasChild | Cole Holland ⓘ |
| honoredBy | a surprise concert by former students ⓘ |
| initialGoal |
to compose a major piece of music
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to teach temporarily to support his composing ⓘ |
| medium | film character ⓘ |
| mentors |
Gertrude Lang
ⓘ
Louis Russ ⓘ Rowena Morgan ⓘ various generations of students ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
sacrifice of personal dreams
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the impact of teachers on students ⓘ value of arts education ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | An American Symphony ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| realizes | his students are his true opus ⓘ |
| secondaryInstrument | clarinet ⓘ |
| settingCity |
Portland, Oregon, United States
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surface form:
Portland, Oregon
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| spouse | Iris Holland ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
balancing career and family life
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communicating with his deaf son ⓘ unfulfilled ambitions as a composer ⓘ |
| teachesLevel | high school ⓘ |
| teachesSubject | music ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
innovative
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patient ⓘ student-centered ⓘ |
| usesInTeaching |
classical music
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rock and roll music ⓘ |
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