Clara’s Ole Man
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Clara’s Ole Man is a seminal one-act play by African American dramatist Ed Bullins that explores Black urban life and complex personal relationships during the Black Arts Movement era.
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| Clara’s Ole Man canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clara’s Ole Man Context triple: [Ed Bullins, notableWork, Clara’s Ole Man]
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A.
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B.
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C.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
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D.
Old Blue
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E.
Po' Boy
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clara’s Ole Man Target entity description: Clara’s Ole Man is a seminal one-act play by African American dramatist Ed Bullins that explores Black urban life and complex personal relationships during the Black Arts Movement era.
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A.
This Ole House
"This Ole House" is a popular 1954 novelty song, best known through Rosemary Clooney’s hit recording, about an old house reflecting on its owner’s life and approaching death.
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B.
Grandma's Boy
"Grandma's Boy" is a 1922 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, known for blending physical gags with a character-driven story about a timid young man finding his courage.
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C.
Wagoner's Lad
"Wagoner's Lad" is a traditional American folk ballad, popularized in the 20th century through performances by artists such as Joan Baez.
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D.
Old Blue
"Old Blue" is a traditional folk song popularized by American singer Joan Baez on her album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2."
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E.
Po' Boy
"Po' Boy" is a country song by the American duo Love and Theft, featured on their self-titled 2012 studio album.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | one-act play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Arts Movement theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Arts Movement
Black Theatre Movement in the United States ⓘ
linked to:
African-American theatre
|
| author | Ed Bullins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creatorEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalStyle |
politically engaged theatre
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| genre |
African American drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ realist drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Black Arts Movement drama
ⓘ
depiction of Black urban domestic life ⓘ exploration of interpersonal power dynamics ⓘ |
| originalLanguageCommunity | African American community ⓘ |
| partOf | Ed Bullins’s body of Black Arts Movement plays ⓘ |
| setting |
Black urban community
ⓘ
urban United States ⓘ |
| theme |
Black urban life
ⓘ
complex personal relationships ⓘ domestic conflict ⓘ gender relations ⓘ race and identity ⓘ social realism ⓘ working-class Black experience ⓘ |
| writer | Ed Bullins ⓘ |
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