Top Banana
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Top Banana is a 1951 Broadway musical comedy, later adapted into a film, that satirizes the television industry and starred comedian Phil Silvers in a career-defining role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Top Banana canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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film adaptation ⓘ satire ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Top Banana (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Phil Silvers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Top Banana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Hy Kraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRun | over 300 performances ⓘ |
| character | Jerry Biffle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creativeRole | vehicle for Phil Silvers ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasType | commercial theatre production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | television industry ⓘ |
| medium |
live theatre
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motion picture ⓘ |
| musicStyle | American popular song ⓘ |
| notableFor | career-defining role for Phil Silvers ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Word a Day
NERFINISHED
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I Fought Every Step of the Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Banana (title song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Winter Garden Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 1950s American musical theatre ⓘ |
| producer | Albert Sidney Fleischman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
television advertising
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television industry ⓘ |
| setting | television variety show world ⓘ |
| starring |
Jack Albertson
NERFINISHED
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Judy Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Silvers NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.