Morton DaCosta
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Morton DaCosta was an American stage and film director and actor best known for directing the original Broadway and film versions of the musical "The Music Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Morton DaCosta canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3059759 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morton DaCosta Context triple: [The Music Man, broadwayDirector, Morton DaCosta]
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A.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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B.
Antonio J. Morrison
Antonio J. Morrison is a former Virginia Tech student whose alleged assault of a classmate led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Morrison, which limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and the Violence Against Women Act.
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C.
Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century film and television, including work in Westerns and cult science fiction.
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D.
Don Carlos Smith
Don Carlos Smith was a younger brother of Joseph Smith who served as an early leader and publisher in the Latter Day Saint movement before his death in 1841.
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E.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Morton DaCosta Target entity description: Morton DaCosta was an American stage and film director and actor best known for directing the original Broadway and film versions of the musical "The Music Man."
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A.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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B.
Antonio J. Morrison
Antonio J. Morrison is a former Virginia Tech student whose alleged assault of a classmate led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Morrison, which limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause and the Violence Against Women Act.
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C.
Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century film and television, including work in Westerns and cult science fiction.
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D.
Don Carlos Smith
Don Carlos Smith was a younger brother of Joseph Smith who served as an early leader and publisher in the Latter Day Saint movement before his death in 1841.
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E.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for Auntie Mame (as producer-director)
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Tony Award nomination for Best Director (Musical) for The Music Man ⓘ |
| birthName | Morton Tecosky ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-03-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-01-26 ⓘ |
| directed |
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)
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surface form:
Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (Broadway production)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (1962 film)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (Broadway production)
|
| educatedAt |
Temple University
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American Academy of Dramatic Arts ⓘ
surface form:
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Tecosky ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Morton ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy film
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the film adaptation of The Music Man
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directing the original Broadway production of The Music Man ⓘ directing the stage and film versions of Auntie Mame ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Morton DaCosta self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Auntie Mame (screenplay adaptation)
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surface form:
Auntie Mame (1958 film)
Auntie Mame (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Auntie Mame (stage production)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (1962 film)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (Broadway production)
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| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Redding, Connecticut, United States
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surface form:
Redding, Connecticut, United States of America
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| pseudonym | Morton DaCosta ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse | Patricia (Pat) DaCosta ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Broadway theater
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surface form:
Broadway theatre
Hollywood ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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Referenced by (7)
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