Bird
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"Bird" is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that chronicles the life and music of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bird canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5694998 — 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: Bird Context triple: [Diane Venora, notableWork, Bird]
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A.
Bird
Bird is a common English surname shared by various notable individuals, including the legendary American basketball player Larry Bird.
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B.
Bird
Bird is the legendary American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, a pioneering figure of bebop whose virtuosity and improvisational genius transformed modern jazz.
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C.
Birds
"Birds" is a song by Neil Young, featured on his 1970 album *After the Gold Rush*, known for its sparse arrangement and poignant, melancholic lyrics.
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D.
Passeri
Passeri is the large suborder of songbirds, also known as oscines, characterized by complex vocal organs that enable diverse and elaborate bird songs.
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E.
bird gallery
The bird gallery is a permanent exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature showcasing diverse bird species, their biology, behavior, and ecological roles through specimens and interactive displays.
- 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: Bird Target entity description: "Bird" is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that chronicles the life and music of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.
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A.
Bird
Bird is a common English surname shared by various notable individuals, including the legendary American basketball player Larry Bird.
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B.
Bird
Bird is the legendary American jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, a pioneering figure of bebop whose virtuosity and improvisational genius transformed modern jazz.
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C.
Birds
"Birds" is a song by Neil Young, featured on his 1970 album *After the Gold Rush*, known for its sparse arrangement and poignant, melancholic lyrics.
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D.
Passeri
Passeri is the large suborder of songbirds, also known as oscines, characterized by complex vocal organs that enable diverse and elaborate bird songs.
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E.
bird gallery
The bird gallery is a permanent exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature showcasing diverse bird species, their biology, behavior, and ecological roles through specimens and interactive displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Sound
NERFINISHED
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Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nomination) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Charlie Parker ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jack N. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lennie Niehaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depictsGenre | bebop jazz ⓘ |
| director | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editor | Joel Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic genius
ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Kansas City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of original Charlie Parker recordings ⓘ |
| partOf | Clint Eastwood filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
Chan Parker
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Clint Eastwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lennie Niehaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | MPAA R rating ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 161 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Joel Oliansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Damon Whitaker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diane Venora NERFINISHED ⓘ Forest Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ James Handy NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith David NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael McGuire NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Zelniker NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Nagler NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel E. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bird Description of subject: "Bird" is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood that chronicles the life and music of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.