In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue
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In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is an unpublished semi-autobiographical play by Tarell Alvin McCraney that provided the narrative foundation for the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue Context triple: [Moonlight, basedOn, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue]
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A.
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical film, based on Booth Tarkington stories, that stars Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in a nostalgic early-20th-century small-town romance.
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B.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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C.
Ebony Eyes
"Ebony Eyes" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder featured on his acclaimed 1976 double album *Songs in the Key of Life*.
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D.
The Light Blues
The Light Blues is a common nickname for Rangers F.C., one of Scotland’s most successful and historically significant football clubs based in Glasgow.
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E.
Luv Ya Blue
Luv Ya Blue was the popular rallying cry and fan movement surrounding the late-1970s Houston Oilers teams, symbolizing the city’s passionate support and distinctive football culture.
- 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Target entity: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue Target entity description: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is an unpublished semi-autobiographical play by Tarell Alvin McCraney that provided the narrative foundation for the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
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A.
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 American musical film, based on Booth Tarkington stories, that stars Doris Day and Gordon MacRae in a nostalgic early-20th-century small-town romance.
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B.
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is a crime novel by Dennis Lehane that revisits private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro as they confront the consequences of a child abduction case from their past.
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C.
Ebony Eyes
"Ebony Eyes" is a soulful track by Stevie Wonder featured on his acclaimed 1976 double album *Songs in the Key of Life*.
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D.
The Light Blues
The Light Blues is a common nickname for Rangers F.C., one of Scotland’s most successful and historically significant football clubs based in Glasgow.
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E.
Luv Ya Blue
Luv Ya Blue was the popular rallying cry and fan movement surrounding the late-1970s Houston Oilers teams, symbolizing the city’s passionate support and distinctive football culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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unpublished work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Moonlight ⓘ |
| author | Tarell Alvin McCraney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
drama
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semi-autobiographical work ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American experience
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Black masculinity ⓘ poverty ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | Moonlight ⓘ |
| isSemiAutobiographicalOf | Tarell Alvin McCraney ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Chiron ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | three-part coming-of-age story ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationAward |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (via Moonlight)
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Academy Award for Best Picture (via Moonlight) ⓘ |
| providedNarrativeFoundationFor | Moonlight ⓘ |
| setting |
Liberty City
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surface form:
Liberty City, Miami
Miami ⓘ |
| sharesCharactersWith | Moonlight ⓘ |
| sharesThemesWith | Moonlight ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| unpublished | true ⓘ |
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Subject: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue Description of subject: In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue is an unpublished semi-autobiographical play by Tarell Alvin McCraney that provided the narrative foundation for the Oscar-winning film Moonlight.
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