Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167849 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Context triple: [T. S. Eliot, notableWork, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats]
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A.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
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B.
Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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C.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
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D.
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.
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E.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
- 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: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Target entity description: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
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A.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows is a classic 1908 children’s novel by Kenneth Grahame that follows the adventures and friendships of anthropomorphic animals along an English riverbank.
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B.
Buckthorne and His Friends
Buckthorne and His Friends is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection Tales of a Traveller, featuring interconnected tales centered on the character Buckthorne and his social circle.
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C.
Blaze the Trail Cat
Blaze the Trail Cat is the energetic, feline-themed mascot who entertains fans at Portland Trail Blazers basketball games.
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D.
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a lighthearted romantic show tune from the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that charmingly describes a fanciful horse-drawn carriage ride.
-
E.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
children's poetry ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Cats (2019 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cats (2019 film, indirectly via the musical)
Cats (musical) ⓘ |
| author | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
Bustopher Jones
ⓘ
surface form:
Bustopher Jones: The Cat about Town
Growltiger's Last Stand ⓘ Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gus: The Theatre Cat
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Mr. Mistoffelees ⓘ Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer ⓘ Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles ⓘ Old Deuteronomy ⓘ Skimbleshanks ⓘ
surface form:
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Ad-dressing of Cats
The Naming of Cats ⓘ The Rum Tum Tugger ⓘ Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Song of the Jellicles
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comic verse
ⓘ
light verse ⓘ nonsense poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bustopher Jones
ⓘ
Growltiger ⓘ Gus ⓘ Macavity ⓘ Mr. Mistoffelees ⓘ Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer ⓘ
surface form:
Mungojerrie
Old Deuteronomy ⓘ The Rum Tum Tugger ⓘ
surface form:
Rum Tum Tugger
Rumpelteazer ⓘ Skimbleshanks ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
anthropomorphic cats ⓘ |
| illustratedEditionBy | Edward Gorey ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humorous
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the basis of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| setting |
London streets and theatres
ⓘ
urban environments ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 1930s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin |
T. S. Eliot
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surface form:
Old Possum (Eliot's nickname from Ezra Pound)
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| writer | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Description of subject: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a whimsical collection of light verse about anthropomorphic cats by T. S. Eliot, best known today as the basis for the musical "Cats."
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cat
this entity surface form:
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats