John "Lucky" Garnett
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John "Lucky" Garnett is the charming, tap-dancing gambler and performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John "Lucky" Garnett canonical | 4 |
| John Lucky Garnett | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007593 — 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: John "Lucky" Garnett Context triple: [Swing Time, leadCharacter, John "Lucky" Garnett]
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A.
Cooke Maroney
Cooke Maroney is an American art gallery director known for his work in the contemporary art world and his marriage to actress Jennifer Lawrence.
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B.
Langston Galloway
Langston Galloway is an American professional basketball player and sharpshooting guard who has played in the NBA and overseas after a standout college career at Saint Joseph’s University.
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C.
Gustin Nash
Gustin Nash is an American screenwriter best known for writing the coming-of-age film "Charlie Bartlett" and contributing to other youth-focused comedies.
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D.
Jeff Richmond
Jeff Richmond is an American composer, producer, and director known for his work on television comedies such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
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E.
Luc Longley
Luc Longley is an Australian former professional basketball center best known for winning three consecutive NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
- 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: John "Lucky" Garnett Target entity description: John "Lucky" Garnett is the charming, tap-dancing gambler and performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
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A.
Cooke Maroney
Cooke Maroney is an American art gallery director known for his work in the contemporary art world and his marriage to actress Jennifer Lawrence.
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B.
Langston Galloway
Langston Galloway is an American professional basketball player and sharpshooting guard who has played in the NBA and overseas after a standout college career at Saint Joseph’s University.
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C.
Gustin Nash
Gustin Nash is an American screenwriter best known for writing the coming-of-age film "Charlie Bartlett" and contributing to other youth-focused comedies.
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D.
Jeff Richmond
Jeff Richmond is an American composer, producer, and director known for his work on television comedies such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
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E.
Luc Longley
Luc Longley is an Australian former professional basketball center best known for winning three consecutive NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Swing Time ⓘ |
| associatedWithSong |
A Fine Romance
ⓘ
surface form:
"A Fine Romance"
Never Gonna Dance ⓘ
surface form:
"Never Gonna Dance"
Pick Yourself Up ⓘ
surface form:
"Pick Yourself Up"
The Way You Look Tonight ⓘ
surface form:
"The Way You Look Tonight"
|
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
lucky ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | screenwriters Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott ⓘ |
| createdFor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kevin Garnett
ⓘ
surface form:
Garnett
|
| featuredInGenre |
musical comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Penny Carroll ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
gambling
ⓘ
piano playing ⓘ singing ⓘ tap dancing ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestPortrayedBy | Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
male lead
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ romantic lead ⓘ |
| nickname | Lucky ⓘ |
| notableFor |
romantic musical comedy storyline
ⓘ
tap dancing ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Never Gonna Dance
ⓘ
surface form:
dance routine "Never Gonna Dance"
dance routine "Pick Yourself Up" ⓘ The Way You Look Tonight ⓘ
surface form:
song-and-dance number "The Way You Look Tonight"
|
| occupation |
dancer
ⓘ
gambler ⓘ performer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO musicals
ⓘ
surface form:
Astaire–Rogers film series
|
| portrayedBy | Fred Astaire ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | New York City ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1936 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John "Lucky" Garnett Description of subject: John "Lucky" Garnett is the charming, tap-dancing gambler and performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Lucky Garnett
this entity surface form:
John Lucky Garnett
this entity surface form:
John Lucky Garnett