No Time for Sergeants
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No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No Time for Sergeants canonical | 4 |
| No Time for Sergeants (novel) | 3 |
| No Time for Sergeants (play) | 2 |
| No Time for Sergeants (TV film) | 1 |
| No Time for Sergeants (TV series) | 1 |
| No Time for Sergeants (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1062176 — 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.
Target entity: No Time for Sergeants Context triple: [Murray Hamilton, notableWork, No Time for Sergeants]
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A.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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B.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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D.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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E.
Army Day
Army Day is a Chinese national holiday observed on August 1st to commemorate the founding of the People's Liberation Army in 1927.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: No Time for Sergeants Target entity description: No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
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A.
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama film adapted from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize–winning play, exploring racism and justice within a segregated Black army unit during World War II.
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B.
The American Soldier
The American Soldier is a symbolic collective representing U.S. military personnel, recognized for their service and impact, including being honored as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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C.
The G.I.’s General
The G.I.’s General is a nickname for U.S. Army General Omar Bradley, renowned World War II commander known for his leadership of American ground forces in Europe and his reputation as a soldiers’ general.
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D.
Behind the Front
"Behind the Front" is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, showcasing their early alternative and socially conscious rap style before their later pop-oriented success.
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E.
Army Day
Army Day is a Chinese national holiday observed on August 1st to commemorate the founding of the People's Liberation Army in 1927.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
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feature film ⓘ film ⓘ novel ⓘ stage play ⓘ television film ⓘ television film ⓘ television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| author | Mac Hyman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
No Time for Sergeants
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surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (novel)
No Time for Sergeants self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (novel)
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surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (novel)
No Time for Sergeants self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (play)
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| character |
Ben Whitledge
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Sergeant King ⓘ Will Stockdale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director |
Mervyn LeRoy
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Mervyn LeRoy ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| firstAired | 1964 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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comedy ⓘ military comedy ⓘ military comedy ⓘ sitcom ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
No Time for Sergeants
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surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (TV film)
No Time for Sergeants self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (TV series)
No Time for Sergeants self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (film)
No Time for Sergeants self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No Time for Sergeants (play)
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| mainCharacter | Will Stockdale ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on American military humor
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portrayal of a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Broadway ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| publicationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
1955
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1958 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Lee Mahin ⓘ |
| setting | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| starring |
Andy Griffith
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Andy Griffith ⓘ Don Knotts ⓘ Howard Smith ⓘ Myrna Fahey ⓘ Nick Adams ⓘ |
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Subject: No Time for Sergeants Description of subject: No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
Referenced by (12)
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