Harold Zidler
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Harold Zidler is the flamboyant and charismatic owner and master of ceremonies of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in the Moulin Rouge! universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold Zidler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4098748 — 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: Harold Zidler Context triple: [Moulin Rouge! The Musical, featuresCharacter, Harold Zidler]
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A.
Charles Zidler
Charles Zidler was a French impresario best known for co-founding and managing the famous Parisian cabaret Moulin Rouge in the late 19th century.
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B.
Harold Hecht
Harold Hecht was an American film producer and talent agent best known for co-founding Hecht-Hill-Lancaster and producing acclaimed mid-20th-century films such as "Marty."
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C.
René Mayer
René Mayer was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France and later became a leading figure in early European integration efforts.
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D.
Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz was a prominent Yiddish stage and film actor, director, and founder of New York’s Yiddish Art Theatre, renowned for his influential contributions to Jewish cultural life in the early 20th century.
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E.
Maurice Braun
Maurice Braun was an American Impressionist painter best known for his luminous California landscapes and as a key figure in the California Impressionism movement.
- 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: Harold Zidler Target entity description: Harold Zidler is the flamboyant and charismatic owner and master of ceremonies of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in the Moulin Rouge! universe.
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A.
Charles Zidler
Charles Zidler was a French impresario best known for co-founding and managing the famous Parisian cabaret Moulin Rouge in the late 19th century.
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B.
Harold Hecht
Harold Hecht was an American film producer and talent agent best known for co-founding Hecht-Hill-Lancaster and producing acclaimed mid-20th-century films such as "Marty."
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C.
René Mayer
René Mayer was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France and later became a leading figure in early European integration efforts.
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D.
Maurice Schwartz
Maurice Schwartz was a prominent Yiddish stage and film actor, director, and founder of New York’s Yiddish Art Theatre, renowned for his influential contributions to Jewish cultural life in the early 20th century.
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E.
Maurice Braun
Maurice Braun was an American Impressionist painter best known for his luminous California landscapes and as a key figure in the California Impressionism movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Film character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Stage musical character in Moulin Rouge! The Musical ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
ⓘ
surface form:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
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| associatedWith |
Christian
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Satine ⓘ The Duke of Monroth ⓘ |
| caresFor | Satine ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Charismatic
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Flamboyant ⓘ |
| creator | Baz Luhrmann ⓘ |
| employer | Moulin Rouge ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Moulin Rouge
ⓘ
surface form:
Moulin Rouge! universe
|
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
Musical film
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Romantic drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | French (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| notableSongPerformance |
“Like a Virgin” (in Moulin Rouge!)
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“Zidler’s Rap” (in Moulin Rouge! stage adaptations) ⓘ |
| occupation |
Master of ceremonies
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Nightclub owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Danny Burstein (stage, Broadway)
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Jim Broadbent NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Burke ⓘ
surface form:
Simon Burke (stage, West End)
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| position |
Manager of the Moulin Rouge
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Owner of the Moulin Rouge ⓘ |
| role | Ringmaster-like host of the Moulin Rouge shows ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
Commercial survival of the Moulin Rouge
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Loyalty to his performers ⓘ Showmanship ⓘ |
| worksAt | Moulin Rouge nightclub ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Zidler Description of subject: Harold Zidler is the flamboyant and charismatic owner and master of ceremonies of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in the Moulin Rouge! universe.
Referenced by (2)
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