Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman)
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"Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440199 — 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: Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Context triple: [Moss Hart, notableWork, Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman)]
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A.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
The Cradle Will Rock
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 pro-labor musical by Marc Blitzstein, famous for its controversial, government-censored premiere and its association with Orson Welles and the American leftist theater movement.
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C.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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D.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
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E.
On the Town
On the Town is a 1944 Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein that follows three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City, later adapted into a popular 1949 film.
- 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: Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Target entity description: "Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
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A.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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B.
The Cradle Will Rock
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 pro-labor musical by Marc Blitzstein, famous for its controversial, government-censored premiere and its association with Orson Welles and the American leftist theater movement.
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C.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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D.
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 MGM musical film that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their only Technicolor feature together, blending song, dance, and comedy in a backstage showbiz story.
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E.
On the Town
On the Town is a 1944 Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein that follows three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York City, later adapted into a popular 1949 film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway play
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| basedOn | impact of talking pictures on Hollywood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWrittenBy |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayRun | yes ⓘ |
| hasDramatist |
George S. Kaufman
ⓘ
Moss Hart ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Once in a Lifetime ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
transition to talking pictures ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical portrayal of Hollywood’s transition to sound films ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionOpened | 1930 ⓘ |
| setting | Hollywood ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early sound era of motion pictures
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| workType | theatrical work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Once in a Lifetime (co-written with George S. Kaufman) Description of subject: "Once in a Lifetime" is a satirical Broadway play about Hollywood’s transition to talking pictures, co-written by playwrights Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.
Referenced by (1)
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