Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991.
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The Royal Family is an American sitcom best known for being abruptly impacted by the sudden death of its star, comedian Redd Foxx, during its production in 1991.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10836513 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991. Context triple: [The Royal Family, notableEvent, Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991.]
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A.
The Redd Foxx Show
The Redd Foxx Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Redd Foxx that aired in the mid-1980s.
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B.
Super Bowl VII halftime show
The Super Bowl VII halftime show was a 1973 mid-game performance at the NFL championship featuring a themed spectacle titled "Happiness Is," typical of the elaborate, family-friendly productions of early Super Bowl halftimes.
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C.
The Passing Show of 1991
The Passing Show of 1991 was a Broadway musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, showcasing popular songs and comedic sketches of its era.
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D.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1981
The Passing Show of 1981 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs by the American songwriter Bert Kalmar.
- 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)
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Target entity: Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991. Target entity description: The Royal Family is an American sitcom best known for being abruptly impacted by the sudden death of its star, comedian Redd Foxx, during its production in 1991.
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A.
The Redd Foxx Show
The Redd Foxx Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Redd Foxx that aired in the mid-1980s.
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B.
Super Bowl VII halftime show
The Super Bowl VII halftime show was a 1973 mid-game performance at the NFL championship featuring a themed spectacle titled "Happiness Is," typical of the elaborate, family-friendly productions of early Super Bowl halftimes.
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C.
The Passing Show of 1991
The Passing Show of 1991 was a Broadway musical revue co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, showcasing popular songs and comedic sketches of its era.
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D.
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died refers to the 1959 plane crash that killed rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, symbolizing a tragic turning point in popular music history.
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E.
The Passing Show of 1981
The Passing Show of 1981 was a Broadway musical revue featuring songs by the American songwriter Bert Kalmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedian
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American television sitcom ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| airedInDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfDeath | 1991 ⓘ |
| featuredComedian | Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Della Reese
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Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| hasNotableFact | best known for being abruptly impacted by the sudden death of its star, comedian Redd Foxx, during production in 1991 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sanford and Son
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The Royal Family ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Della Reese
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Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | heart attack on set of The Royal Family ⓘ |
| notableEvent | production disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| productionDisruptedBy | death of Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| reasonForShortRun | death of star Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Della Reese
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Redd Foxx ⓘ |
| status | short-lived series ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | African-American family life ⓘ |
| yearOfProductionDisruption | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991. Description of subject: The Royal Family is an American sitcom best known for being abruptly impacted by the sudden death of its star, comedian Redd Foxx, during its production in 1991.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Royal Family
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notableEvent
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Production was disrupted by the death of star Redd Foxx in 1991.
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