The Case of the Perjured Parrot
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The Case of the Perjured Parrot is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner in which a talking parrot becomes a key witness in a murder investigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Case of the Perjured Parrot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6167698 — 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: The Case of the Perjured Parrot Context triple: [Erle Stanley Gardner, notableWork, The Case of the Perjured Parrot]
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A.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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B.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
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C.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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D.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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E.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
- 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: The Case of the Perjured Parrot Target entity description: The Case of the Perjured Parrot is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner in which a talking parrot becomes a key witness in a murder investigation.
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A.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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B.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws is a 1933 detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner that launched the long-running Perry Mason series.
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C.
Murder Was the Case
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 hip hop soundtrack album and short film project centered on Snoop Doggy Dogg, featuring various West Coast rap artists and produced by Dr. Dre.
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D.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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E.
The Talk Show Murders
The Talk Show Murders is a mystery novel by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen that blends show-business satire with a talk-show-themed whodunit plot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Perry Mason novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Erle Stanley Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courtroom drama
ⓘ
criminal investigation ⓘ evidence and testimony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Charles L. McCann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Della Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLawyer | Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Case of the Baited Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
legal thriller
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | parrot ⓘ |
| hasCourtroomScenes | yes ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDetective | Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLawFirm | Perry Mason's law practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanVictim | murder victim ⓘ |
| hasMurderInvestigation | yes ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Della Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterType | parrot ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Erle Stanley Gardner bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age detective fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | animal witness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableElement | talking parrot as key witness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Perry Mason books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Case of the Rolling Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
criminal law
ⓘ
murder ⓘ perjury ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
| usesClueType | verbal clue from parrot ⓘ |
| workInLegalFiction | yes ⓘ |
| workType | crime novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Case of the Perjured Parrot Description of subject: The Case of the Perjured Parrot is a Perry Mason detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner in which a talking parrot becomes a key witness in a murder investigation.
Referenced by (1)
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