Michael Kidd
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Michael Kidd was an acclaimed American choreographer and director renowned for his dynamic, character-driven dance work in Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Kidd canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398194 — 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: Michael Kidd Context triple: [Guys and Dolls, originalBroadwayChoreographer, Michael Kidd]
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A.
Kenny Johnson
Kenny Johnson is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Curtis Lemansky on the television crime drama "The Shield."
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B.
John Kibler
John Kibler was a longtime Major League Baseball umpire best known for serving as crew chief during the 1986 World Series.
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C.
David Rivers
David Rivers is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout college career at Notre Dame and subsequent play in the NBA and top European leagues.
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D.
Roy Tarpley
Roy Tarpley was an American professional basketball player, best known as a talented but troubled Dallas Mavericks big man whose NBA career was derailed by substance abuse issues.
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E.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
- 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: Michael Kidd Target entity description: Michael Kidd was an acclaimed American choreographer and director renowned for his dynamic, character-driven dance work in Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.
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A.
Kenny Johnson
Kenny Johnson is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Curtis Lemansky on the television crime drama "The Shield."
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B.
John Kibler
John Kibler was a longtime Major League Baseball umpire best known for serving as crew chief during the 1986 World Series.
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C.
David Rivers
David Rivers is a former American professional basketball player best known for his standout college career at Notre Dame and subsequent play in the NBA and top European leagues.
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D.
Roy Tarpley
Roy Tarpley was an American professional basketball player, best known as a talented but troubled Dallas Mavericks big man whose NBA career was derailed by substance abuse issues.
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E.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway choreographer
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Hollywood choreographer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Honorary Award
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Milton Greenwald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-12-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
NERFINISHED
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New Utrecht High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film musical
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical choreography
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musical theatre choreography ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway musicals
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Hollywood films ⓘ dynamic character-driven dance work ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Can-Can (Broadway choreography)
NERFINISHED
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Destry Rides Again (Broadway choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Finian's Rainbow (Broadway choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guys and Dolls (Broadway choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hello, Dolly! (film choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ It's Always Fair Weather (film choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Li'l Abner (Broadway choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (film choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Band Wagon (film choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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dancer ⓘ film director ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cora Sue Collins
NERFINISHED
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Sheila MacRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
character-driven choreography
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integration of dance with narrative and character ⓘ |
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Subject: Michael Kidd Description of subject: Michael Kidd was an acclaimed American choreographer and director renowned for his dynamic, character-driven dance work in Broadway musicals and Hollywood films.
Referenced by (8)
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