Onna White
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Onna White was a renowned Canadian-born choreographer celebrated for her inventive dance staging in mid-20th-century Broadway and film musicals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onna White canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3059760 — 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: Onna White Context triple: [The Music Man, broadwayChoreographer, Onna White]
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A.
Nan White
Nan White was a designated landing sector on Juno Beach used by Canadian forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.
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B.
Emerald Haywood
Emerald Haywood is a spirited, ambitious horse-wrangler and showbiz hustler in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror film "Nope," known for her charisma and entrepreneurial drive.
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C.
Rachel Leona White
Rachel Leona White was the wife of Sherman Adams, the former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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D.
Arvilla Knight
Arvilla Knight was the wife of California Governor Goodwin Knight and served as the state's First Lady during his administration.
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E.
Ann White
Ann White is a singer best known as a member of the American folk music group The New Christy Minstrels.
- 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: Onna White Target entity description: Onna White was a renowned Canadian-born choreographer celebrated for her inventive dance staging in mid-20th-century Broadway and film musicals.
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A.
Nan White
Nan White was a designated landing sector on Juno Beach used by Canadian forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.
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B.
Emerald Haywood
Emerald Haywood is a spirited, ambitious horse-wrangler and showbiz hustler in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror film "Nope," known for her charisma and entrepreneurial drive.
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C.
Rachel Leona White
Rachel Leona White was the wife of Sherman Adams, the former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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D.
Arvilla Knight
Arvilla Knight was the wife of California Governor Goodwin Knight and served as the state's First Lady during his administration.
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E.
Ann White
Ann White is a singer best known as a member of the American folk music group The New Christy Minstrels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choreographer
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film choreographer ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Honorary Award
Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography ⓘ |
| birthName | Onna White self-link ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-03-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-04-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | White ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
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film musicals ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Onna ⓘ |
| knownFor |
choreography for film adaptations of stage musicals
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inventive dance staging in mid-20th-century Broadway musicals ⓘ |
| movement |
Golden Age of Broadway (mature phase)
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surface form:
Golden Age of Broadway
|
| name | Onna White self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | received an Academy Honorary Award for choreography in the film Oliver! (1968) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1776 (film)
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surface form:
1776 (1972 film)
Bye Bye Birdie ⓘ
surface form:
Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film)
Finian's Rainbow ⓘ
surface form:
Finian's Rainbow (1968 film)
Mame (1974 film) ⓘ Oliver! ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver! (1968 film)
Oliver! ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver! (stage musical)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (1962 film)
The Music Man ⓘ
surface form:
The Music Man (Broadway production)
|
| occupation |
choreographer
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Inverness, Nova Scotia
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surface form:
Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Half a Sixpence (musical)
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surface form:
Broadway production of Half a Sixpence
Broadway production of Irma La Douce ⓘ Broadway production of Take Me Along ⓘ Broadway production of The Music Man (1957) ⓘ film adaptation of 1776 (1972) ⓘ film adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) ⓘ film adaptation of Finian's Rainbow (1968) ⓘ film adaptation of Mame (1974) ⓘ film adaptation of Oliver! (1968) ⓘ film adaptation of The Music Man (1962) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Onna White Description of subject: Onna White was a renowned Canadian-born choreographer celebrated for her inventive dance staging in mid-20th-century Broadway and film musicals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1776 (musical)