Margo Lion
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Margo Lion was a prominent American theatrical producer known for shepherding numerous successful Broadway shows, including major musical hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margo Lion canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167988 — 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: Margo Lion Context triple: [The Wedding Singer, originalBroadwayProducer, Margo Lion]
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A.
Faline
Faline is a young doe in Disney's animated film "Bambi," known as Bambi's childhood friend and later his mate.
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B.
Wilma the Wildcat
Wilma the Wildcat is one of the costumed feline mascots of the University of Arizona, known for appearing alongside Wilbur Wildcat at athletic events and school functions.
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C.
Rosalie
"Rosalie" is a popular song by composer Cole Porter, featured in the Ella Fitzgerald album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book."
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D.
Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Merriel
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a United States Marine Corps corporal and World War II veteran whose experiences inspired a key character in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific."
- 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: Margo Lion Target entity description: Margo Lion was a prominent American theatrical producer known for shepherding numerous successful Broadway shows, including major musical hits.
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A.
Faline
Faline is a young doe in Disney's animated film "Bambi," known as Bambi's childhood friend and later his mate.
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B.
Wilma the Wildcat
Wilma the Wildcat is one of the costumed feline mascots of the University of Arizona, known for appearing alongside Wilbur Wildcat at athletic events and school functions.
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C.
Rosalie
"Rosalie" is a popular song by composer Cole Porter, featured in the Ella Fitzgerald album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book."
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D.
Roary the Panther
Roary the Panther is the costumed panther mascot representing Florida International University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Merriel
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a United States Marine Corps corporal and World War II veteran whose experiences inspired a key character in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American woman
ⓘ
Broadway producer ⓘ person ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Laurence Olivier Award ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf | National Council on the Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
ⓘ
Sarah Lawrence College ⓘ |
| employer | Margo Lion Ltd. ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing new American plays and musicals
ⓘ
producing hit Broadway musicals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped bring diverse stories and artists to Broadway
ⓘ
produced the Broadway musical adaptation of the film Hairspray ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angels in America
ⓘ
Caroline, or Change ⓘ
linked to:
Caroline, or Change (Broadway musical)
Catch Me If You Can (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Catch Me If You Can
Elaine Stritch at Liberty ⓘ Hairspray (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Hairspray
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995 Broadway revival) ⓘ Jelly’s Last Jam ⓘ
linked to:
Jelly's Last Jam
Radio Golf ⓘ Seven Guitars ⓘ The Mountaintop ⓘ The Music Man (2000 Broadway revival) ⓘ The Secret Garden (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Secret Garden (1991 Broadway production)
The Wedding Singer (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wedding Singer
|
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
Broadway producer
ⓘ
television producer ⓘ theatrical producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| positionHeld | co-chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities ⓘ |
| spouse | Bennett Zurofsky ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margo Lion Description of subject: Margo Lion was a prominent American theatrical producer known for shepherding numerous successful Broadway shows, including major musical hits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.