Al Jolson as Al Stone
E40598
Al Jolson as Al Stone is the role in which legendary entertainer Al Jolson portrays a singing waiter whose rise to fame is shadowed by personal tragedy in the early sound film "The Singing Fool."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al Jolson as Al Stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315431 — 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: Al Jolson as Al Stone Context triple: [The Singing Fool, starsAsCharacter, Al Jolson as Al Stone]
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A.
Frank Heart
Frank Heart was an American computer engineer best known for leading the team that built the first Interface Message Processors, the packet-switching nodes that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET and laid groundwork for the modern internet.
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B.
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc was a legendary American voice actor best known for bringing to life numerous iconic Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig.
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C.
Noah Beery
Noah Beery was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his robust presence in numerous Westerns and adventure films.
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D.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
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E.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
- 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: Al Jolson as Al Stone Target entity description: Al Jolson as Al Stone is the role in which legendary entertainer Al Jolson portrays a singing waiter whose rise to fame is shadowed by personal tragedy in the early sound film "The Singing Fool."
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A.
Frank Heart
Frank Heart was an American computer engineer best known for leading the team that built the first Interface Message Processors, the packet-switching nodes that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET and laid groundwork for the modern internet.
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B.
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc was a legendary American voice actor best known for bringing to life numerous iconic Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig.
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C.
Noah Beery
Noah Beery was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his robust presence in numerous Westerns and adventure films.
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D.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
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E.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| associatedSong |
I’m Sitting on Top of the World
ⓘ
Sonny Boy ⓘ There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder ⓘ
surface form:
There’s a Rainbow ’Round My Shoulder
|
| associatedWith |
Vitaphone
ⓘ
surface form:
Vitaphone sound-on-disc system
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| centralTo | plot of The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| characterArc | rises from waiter to star ⓘ |
| characterType | entertainer protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraDepicted | late 1920s American entertainment industry ⓘ |
| filmType | early sound film ⓘ |
| genreContext | musical drama ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
emotionally vulnerable ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
personal tragedy
ⓘ
rise to fame ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of synchronized sound in film performance
ⓘ
showcasing Al Jolson’s singing on screen ⓘ |
| occupation | singing waiter ⓘ |
| performsMusicIn | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| portrayalHighlights |
melodramatic emotional scenes
ⓘ
on-stage musical numbers ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Al Jolson ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Jazz Singer (1927 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jazz Singer
|
| setting | show business milieu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al Jolson as Al Stone Description of subject: Al Jolson as Al Stone is the role in which legendary entertainer Al Jolson portrays a singing waiter whose rise to fame is shadowed by personal tragedy in the early sound film "The Singing Fool."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Singing Fool