A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel)
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A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) is a comedic Western book by Seth MacFarlane that expands on the story and humor of his film of the same name, following a cowardly sheep farmer in the dangerous American frontier.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516400 — 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: A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) Context triple: [A Million Ways to Die in the West, basedOn, A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel)]
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 satirical Western comedy film directed by and starring Seth MacFarlane, known for its irreverent humor and parody of classic frontier tropes.
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The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me is a 2010 neo-noir crime thriller film, based on Jim Thompson’s novel, in which Casey Affleck plays a seemingly mild-mannered small-town deputy sheriff hiding a violent psychopathic nature.
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C.
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American Western film directed by Sam Raimi, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio among an ensemble cast in a story centered on a deadly quick-draw shooting contest.
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Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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E.
The Lone Star
The Lone Star is a popular nickname for the national flag of Chile, highlighting its single prominent white star on a blue field.
- 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: A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) Target entity description: A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) is a comedic Western book by Seth MacFarlane that expands on the story and humor of his film of the same name, following a cowardly sheep farmer in the dangerous American frontier.
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A.
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 satirical Western comedy film directed by and starring Seth MacFarlane, known for its irreverent humor and parody of classic frontier tropes.
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B.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me is a 2010 neo-noir crime thriller film, based on Jim Thompson’s novel, in which Casey Affleck plays a seemingly mild-mannered small-town deputy sheriff hiding a violent psychopathic nature.
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C.
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American Western film directed by Sam Raimi, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio among an ensemble cast in a story centered on a deadly quick-draw shooting contest.
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D.
Wild West
Wild West refers to the American frontier period of the late 19th century, characterized by westward expansion, lawlessness, cowboys, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
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E.
The Lone Star
The Lone Star is a popular nickname for the national flag of Chile, highlighting its single prominent white star on a blue field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western novel
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comedy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Seth MacFarlane ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Seth MacFarlane is a comedian
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Seth MacFarlane ⓘ
surface form:
Seth MacFarlane is a filmmaker
Seth MacFarlane is a writer ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Million Ways to Die in the West
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surface form:
A Million Ways to Die in the West (film)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | dangerous American frontier ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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comedy ⓘ |
| isTieInTo |
A Million Ways to Die in the West
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surface form:
A Million Ways to Die in the West (film)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Albert Stark ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | cowardly sheep farmer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Old West
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surface form:
American Old West
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) Description of subject: A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) is a comedic Western book by Seth MacFarlane that expands on the story and humor of his film of the same name, following a cowardly sheep farmer in the dangerous American frontier.
Referenced by (1)
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