Perry Mason
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Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney, created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, who became widely known through a long-running American television series centered on his courtroom investigations and dramatic legal victories.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T201188 — 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: Perry Mason Context triple: [Fay Wray, televisionAppearance, Perry Mason]
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A.
C. K. Dexter-Haven
C. K. Dexter-Haven is the charming, witty ex-husband of socialite Tracy Lord in the musical film "High Society," famously portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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B.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
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C.
Charlie Bartlett
Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 teen comedy-drama film about a wealthy but troubled high school student who becomes an amateur psychiatrist for his classmates.
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D.
Felix Unger
Felix Unger is an Austrian cardiac surgeon and academic known for co-founding and leading the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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E.
William P. Frye
William P. Frye was an American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Maine who played a prominent role in late 19th- and early 20th-century national politics.
- 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: Perry Mason Target entity description: Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney, created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, who became widely known through a long-running American television series centered on his courtroom investigations and dramatic legal victories.
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A.
C. K. Dexter-Haven
C. K. Dexter-Haven is the charming, witty ex-husband of socialite Tracy Lord in the musical film "High Society," famously portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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B.
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was a prominent American defense attorney and civil libertarian best known for his high-profile cases like the Scopes "Monkey" Trial and his advocacy for individual rights and social justice.
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C.
Charlie Bartlett
Charlie Bartlett is a 2007 teen comedy-drama film about a wealthy but troubled high school student who becomes an amateur psychiatrist for his classmates.
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D.
Felix Unger
Felix Unger is an Austrian cardiac surgeon and academic known for co-founding and leading the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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E.
William P. Frye
William P. Frye was an American politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Maine who played a prominent role in late 19th- and early 20th-century national politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional lawyer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat
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The Case of the Counterfeit Eye ⓘ The Case of the Curious Bride ⓘ The Case of the Howling Dog ⓘ The Case of the Lucky Legs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Della Street
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Hamilton Burger ⓘ Lt. Tragg ⓘ Paul Drake ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Perry Mason
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surface form:
Perry Mason (novel series)
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| characteristic |
highly skilled courtroom litigator
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specializes in defending the wrongly accused ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Erle Stanley Gardner ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Perry Mason
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surface form:
Perry Mason universe
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| firstAppearance | The Case of the Velvet Claws ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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legal fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Perry Mason
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surface form:
Perry Mason (film series)
Perry Mason self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason (radio series)
Perry Mason self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason television films
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| hasTheme |
justice
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legal ethics ⓘ truth-seeking in court ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Perry Mason
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surface form:
Perry Mason series
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| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courtroom investigations
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dramatic legal victories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Perry Mason
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Perry Mason (1957 TV series)
Perry Mason self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason (2020 TV series)
Perry Mason self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Perry Mason (novel series)
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| occupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| popularCultureStatus | iconic television lawyer ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| televisionPortrayal |
Matthew Rhys
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Raymond Burr ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalRole | defense counsel for murder defendants ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perry Mason Description of subject: Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney, created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, who became widely known through a long-running American television series centered on his courtroom investigations and dramatic legal victories.
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Perry Mason (film series)
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The New Perry Mason (1973 TV series)
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Perry Mason television films
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Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner
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Perry Mason (television series)
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Perry Mason (novel series)
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Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner
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Perry Mason franchise
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Perry Mason universe
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Perry Mason universe
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Perry Mason (TV series)
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Perry Mason (2020 TV series)
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Perry Mason (TV series episode appearance)
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Perry Mason (TV series)
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Perry Mason (2020 TV series)