One for the Angels
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"One for the Angels" is a classic early episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a kindly sidewalk salesman who makes a deal with Death to deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One for the Angels canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9794477 — 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: One for the Angels Context triple: [Where Is Everybody?, followedByEpisode, One for the Angels]
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A.
Almost Angels
Almost Angels is a 1962 family drama film produced by Walt Disney that follows two boys in the Vienna Boys' Choir as they navigate friendship, rivalry, and the pressures of musical excellence.
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B.
When Angels Learn To Fly
"When Angels Learn To Fly" is a song by the rock band The Human Condition, featured as one of the tracks on their release.
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C.
And the Angels Sing
"And the Angels Sing" is a 1944 American musical comedy film featuring Fred MacMurray, centered on a band of singing sisters and their romantic and professional entanglements.
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D.
Guardian Angel
"Guardian Angel" is a rock song by the short-lived collaboration The Stills-Young Band, featuring Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
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E.
Footsteps of Angels
Footsteps of Angels is a lyric poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that reflects on memory, loss, and the comforting presence of departed loved ones.
- 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: One for the Angels Target entity description: "One for the Angels" is a classic early episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a kindly sidewalk salesman who makes a deal with Death to deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life.
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A.
Almost Angels
Almost Angels is a 1962 family drama film produced by Walt Disney that follows two boys in the Vienna Boys' Choir as they navigate friendship, rivalry, and the pressures of musical excellence.
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B.
When Angels Learn To Fly
"When Angels Learn To Fly" is a song by the rock band The Human Condition, featured as one of the tracks on their release.
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C.
And the Angels Sing
"And the Angels Sing" is a 1944 American musical comedy film featuring Fred MacMurray, centered on a band of singing sisters and their romantic and professional entanglements.
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D.
Guardian Angel
"Guardian Angel" is a rock song by the short-lived collaboration The Stills-Young Band, featuring Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
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E.
Footsteps of Angels
Footsteps of Angels is a lyric poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that reflects on memory, loss, and the comforting presence of departed loved ones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Lou Bookman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maggie NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Parrish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 2 ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | Mr. Denton on Doomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ |
| guestStar |
Dana Dillaway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | True greatness can come from a selfless act made for another’s sake. ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1959-10-09 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A kindly sidewalk salesman named Lou Bookman makes a deal with Death to postpone his own demise until he can deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life. ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dana Dillaway as Maggie
ⓘ
Ed Wynn as Lou Bookman ⓘ Murray Hamilton as Mr. Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | Where Is Everybody? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 173-3602 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| season | Season 1 ⓘ |
| series | The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
bargain with Death
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ self‑sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: One for the Angels Description of subject: "One for the Angels" is a classic early episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a kindly sidewalk salesman who makes a deal with Death to deliver the greatest sales pitch of his life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.