Something the Lord Made
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"Something the Lord Made" is a 2004 HBO biographical drama film depicting the groundbreaking heart surgery partnership between Black lab technician Vivien Thomas and white surgeon Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Something the Lord Made canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6538775 — 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: Something the Lord Made Context triple: [Dante Terrell Smith, notableWork, Something the Lord Made]
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A.
Oh My Lord
Oh My Lord is a song by the British rock band The Pretty Reckless from their album "Who You Selling For."
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B.
Let the Heavens Rejoice
"Let the Heavens Rejoice" is the English title of the Latin liturgical text and chant "Laetentur Caeli," traditionally used in Christian worship to express joy and praise.
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C.
Lord of Heaven
Lord of Heaven is a divine epithet referring to the supreme celestial deity, particularly associated with the Yoruba high god Olodumare.
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D.
To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
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E.
Light of the World
Light of the World is a Christian title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as the divine source of spiritual truth, guidance, and salvation for humanity.
- 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: Something the Lord Made Target entity description: "Something the Lord Made" is a 2004 HBO biographical drama film depicting the groundbreaking heart surgery partnership between Black lab technician Vivien Thomas and white surgeon Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins.
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A.
Oh My Lord
Oh My Lord is a song by the British rock band The Pretty Reckless from their album "Who You Selling For."
-
B.
Let the Heavens Rejoice
"Let the Heavens Rejoice" is the English title of the Latin liturgical text and chant "Laetentur Caeli," traditionally used in Christian worship to express joy and praise.
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C.
Lord of Heaven
Lord of Heaven is a divine epithet referring to the supreme celestial deity, particularly associated with the Yoruba high god Olodumare.
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D.
To a God Unknown
To a God Unknown is an early novel by John Steinbeck that explores themes of faith, nature, and mysticism through the life of a homesteader in rural California.
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E.
Light of the World
Light of the World is a Christian title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes his role as the divine source of spiritual truth, guidance, and salvation for humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Peabody Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
the life of Alfred Blalock
ⓘ
the life of Vivien Thomas ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Rickman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabrielle Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyra Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Merritt Wever NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Donald M. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
development of the Blalock–Taussig shunt
ⓘ
racial segregation in American medicine ⓘ |
| director | Joseph Sargent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Michael Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Julian Krainin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Stuart Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Alan Rickman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfred Blalock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vivien Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christopher Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyAired | May 30, 2004 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays |
Alfred Blalock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helen Taussig NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivien Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mike Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| setting |
Baltimore, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johns Hopkins Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
cardiac surgery
ⓘ
medical racism ⓘ surgical innovation ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| writer |
Peter Silverman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Caswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Something the Lord Made Description of subject: "Something the Lord Made" is a 2004 HBO biographical drama film depicting the groundbreaking heart surgery partnership between Black lab technician Vivien Thomas and white surgeon Alfred Blalock at Johns Hopkins.
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