Fame
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Fame is a 1980 American musical drama film about students at a New York performing arts high school, known for its energetic dance sequences and iconic title song.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fame canonical | 10 |
| “Fame” (theme song) | 4 |
| Fame (1980 film) | 2 |
| "Fame" | 1 |
| Fame (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6139810 — 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: Fame Context triple: [Gerry Hambling, notableWork, Fame]
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A.
Fame
"Fame" is a song by Janet Jackson, known as one of her dance-pop tracks that showcases her signature rhythmic style and performance energy.
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B.
Fame
"Fame" is a 1975 funk-influenced song by David Bowie, co-written with John Lennon and Carlos Alomar, that became one of his signature hits and a U.S. number-one single.
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C.
Fuente de la Fama
Fuente de la Fama is a celebrated Baroque fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, renowned for its elaborate sculptural design and association with the royal gardens of La Granja.
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D.
Fame (TV series)
Fame is an American musical drama television series from the 1980s that follows students and faculty at a New York City performing arts high school as they pursue their artistic dreams and personal ambitions.
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E.
Parade
Parade is a groundbreaking 1917 ballet with music by Erik Satie and designs by Pablo Picasso, created for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and noted for its avant-garde fusion of art, theater, and dance.
- 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: Fame Target entity description: Fame is a 1980 American musical drama film about students at a New York performing arts high school, known for its energetic dance sequences and iconic title song.
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A.
Fame
"Fame" is a song by Janet Jackson, known as one of her dance-pop tracks that showcases her signature rhythmic style and performance energy.
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B.
Fame
"Fame" is a 1975 funk-influenced song by David Bowie, co-written with John Lennon and Carlos Alomar, that became one of his signature hits and a U.S. number-one single.
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C.
Fuente de la Fama
Fuente de la Fama is a celebrated Baroque fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, renowned for its elaborate sculptural design and association with the royal gardens of La Granja.
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D.
Fame (TV series)
Fame is an American musical drama television series from the 1980s that follows students and faculty at a New York City performing arts high school as they pursue their artistic dreams and personal ambitions.
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E.
Parade
Parade is a groundbreaking 1917 ballet with music by Erik Satie and designs by Pablo Picasso, created for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and noted for its avant-garde fusion of art, theater, and dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Christopher Gore ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Seresin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Alan Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fame (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ |
| hasChoreographyBy | Louis Falco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Fame (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
artistic struggle ⓘ coming of age ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | High School of Performing Arts in New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketingTagline | If they’ve really got what it takes, it’s going to take everything they’ve got. ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | students at a performing arts high school ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic dance sequences
ⓘ
iconic title song "Fame" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Marshall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David De Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-05-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 134 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Christopher Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
High School of Performing Arts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
Barry Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Anthony Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Cara NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Curreri NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Teefy NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleSong | Fame (Irene Cara song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fame Description of subject: Fame is a 1980 American musical drama film about students at a New York performing arts high school, known for its energetic dance sequences and iconic title song.
Referenced by (18)
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Lydia Grant in Fame (TV series)