Bob Cole
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African-American composer
African-American lyricist
African-American stage actor
composer
lyricist
person
vaudeville performer
Bob Cole was an influential African-American composer, lyricist, and vaudeville performer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for helping to elevate Black musical theater on the American stage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bob Cole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11771087 — 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: Bob Cole Context triple: [J. Rosamond Johnson, collaboratedWith, Bob Cole]
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A.
Bob Cole
Bob Cole was a legendary Canadian sportscaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada.
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B.
Billy Cole
Billy Cole is a menacing human servant and protector of the vampire Jerry Dandrige in the 1985 horror film "Fright Night."
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C.
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole is a flamboyant, openly gay bar owner and monologue-delivering character portrayed by Scott Thompson on the Canadian sketch comedy show "The Kids in the Hall."
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D.
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles was an American jazz trumpeter known for his lyrical style and work with prominent bandleaders such as Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock.
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E.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
- 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: Bob Cole Target entity description: Bob Cole was an influential African-American composer, lyricist, and vaudeville performer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for helping to elevate Black musical theater on the American stage.
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A.
Bob Cole
Bob Cole was a legendary Canadian sportscaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada.
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B.
Billy Cole
Billy Cole is a menacing human servant and protector of the vampire Jerry Dandrige in the 1985 horror film "Fright Night."
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C.
Buddy Cole
Buddy Cole is a flamboyant, openly gay bar owner and monologue-delivering character portrayed by Scott Thompson on the Canadian sketch comedy show "The Kids in the Hall."
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D.
Johnny Coles
Johnny Coles was an American jazz trumpeter known for his lyrical style and work with prominent bandleaders such as Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, and Herbie Hancock.
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E.
Harry Karl
Harry Karl was an American shoe magnate and businessman best known for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood actresses, including Debbie Reynolds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American composer
ⓘ
African-American lyricist ⓘ African-American stage actor ⓘ composer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ person ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndTime | 1911 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartTime | 1890 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
J. Rosamond Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Weldon Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedMusicFor | A Trip to Coontown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1868-07-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1911-08-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
popular music
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Allen Cole Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
ragtime ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | representation of African Americans on stage ⓘ |
| influenced |
African-American musical theatre
ⓘ
Broadway musical tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cole and Johnson Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Black musical theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor | elevating Black musical theater on the American stage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Trip to Coontown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
At Dahomey ⓘ In Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Lize ⓘ The Evolution of Ragtime NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the Bamboo Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
lyricist ⓘ playwright ⓘ singer ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| performedIn | vaudeville circuits in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor | Under the Bamboo Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Cole Description of subject: Bob Cole was an influential African-American composer, lyricist, and vaudeville performer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for helping to elevate Black musical theater on the American stage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.