The Alcoa Hour
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The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Alcoa Hour canonical | 3 |
| The Alcoa Hour (television series) | 1 |
| The Helen Morgan Story (television adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3216399 — 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)
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Target entity: The Alcoa Hour Context triple: [Theme from "The Alcoa Hour", writtenFor, The Alcoa Hour]
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A.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s, sponsored by Kaiser Aluminum and known for presenting original teleplays and adaptations with notable guest stars.
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B.
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s and 1960s known for presenting live, high-quality adaptations of plays and original teleplays.
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C.
"The Bell Telephone Hour"
"The Bell Telephone Hour" was an American radio and television program that featured classical music, opera, and high-quality musical performances from prominent artists between the 1940s and 1960s.
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D.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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E.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (television series)
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s that presented standalone, sponsor-driven dramatic stories each week.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Alcoa Hour Target entity description: The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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A.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s, sponsored by Kaiser Aluminum and known for presenting original teleplays and adaptations with notable guest stars.
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B.
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour was an American anthology television drama series of the 1950s and 1960s known for presenting live, high-quality adaptations of plays and original teleplays.
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C.
"The Bell Telephone Hour"
"The Bell Telephone Hour" was an American radio and television program that featured classical music, opera, and high-quality musical performances from prominent artists between the 1940s and 1960s.
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D.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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E.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (television series)
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s that presented standalone, sponsor-driven dramatic stories each week.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television anthology series
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drama television series ⓘ live television series ⓘ |
| airedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| basedOn |
original plays
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stage play adaptations ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American television ⓘ |
| broadcastOnChannel |
NBC
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surface form:
NBC television network
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAudience | American television viewers ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1950s American anthology television series
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1950s American drama television series ⓘ Black-and-white American television shows ⓘ Live television series ⓘ NBC original programming ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
live anthology drama format
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sponsorship by an industrial corporation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| productionMethod | live broadcast ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Alcoa
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Alcoa ⓘ
surface form:
Aluminum Company of America
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| sponsoredProgrammingBy | Alcoa ⓘ |
| workType | television series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Alcoa Hour Description of subject: The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Alcoa Hour (television series)
this entity surface form:
The Helen Morgan Story (television adaptation)