The Jolson Story
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The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary entertainer Al Jolson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jolson Story canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8607243 — 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: The Jolson Story Context triple: [April Showers, usedIn, The Jolson Story]
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A.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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B.
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
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C.
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical biographical film that dramatizes the life and lavish Broadway productions of showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Crazy for You
Crazy for You is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical comedy featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, known for its energetic choreography and classic showbiz storyline.
- 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: The Jolson Story Target entity description: The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary entertainer Al Jolson.
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A.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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B.
Mack & Mabel
Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.
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C.
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 American musical biographical film that dramatizes the life and lavish Broadway productions of showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
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D.
Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
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E.
Crazy for You
Crazy for You is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical comedy featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, known for its energetic choreography and classic showbiz storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| about |
American popular music
ⓘ
show business ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Al Jolson ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Alfred E. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William A. Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | Al Jolson songs ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Al Jolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical
ⓘ
drama ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| hasGenre | biopic ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Jolson Sings Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Al Jolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Morris Stoloff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
career of Al Jolson
ⓘ
personal life of Al Jolson ⓘ |
| producer |
Milton H. Bren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidney Skolsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| runtime | 128 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Andrew Solt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Chandlee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Buchman NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Bill Goodwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evelyn Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Lorring NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig Donath NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotty Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamara Shayne NERFINISHED ⓘ William Demarest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Jolson Story Description of subject: The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biographical film dramatizing the life and career of legendary entertainer Al Jolson.
Referenced by (8)
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