S. J. Perelman
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S. J. Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter renowned for his sharp, surreal wit and his work on Marx Brothers films and sophisticated comic essays.
All labels observed (1)
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| S. J. Perelman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11666689 — 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: S. J. Perelman Context triple: [Horse Feathers, screenwriter, S. J. Perelman]
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A.
James Thurber
James Thurber was an American humorist, cartoonist, and author renowned for his witty short stories and cartoons, many of which were published in The New Yorker.
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B.
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer is an American cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his long-running Village Voice comic strip and his satirical takes on politics and modern life.
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C.
Ormond Wilson
Ormond Wilson was a New Zealand politician, writer, and farmer known for his service as a Labour Party Member of Parliament and his contributions to New Zealand’s cultural and political life in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Rawson Marshall Thurber is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing mainstream comedies and action films such as "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," "Central Intelligence," and "Red Notice."
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E.
Murray Seldeen
Murray Seldeen was an American film editor active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on major productions in the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: S. J. Perelman Target entity description: S. J. Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter renowned for his sharp, surreal wit and his work on Marx Brothers films and sophisticated comic essays.
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A.
James Thurber
James Thurber was an American humorist, cartoonist, and author renowned for his witty short stories and cartoons, many of which were published in The New Yorker.
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B.
Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer is an American cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his long-running Village Voice comic strip and his satirical takes on politics and modern life.
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C.
Ormond Wilson
Ormond Wilson was a New Zealand politician, writer, and farmer known for his service as a Labour Party Member of Parliament and his contributions to New Zealand’s cultural and political life in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Rawson Marshall Thurber is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing mainstream comedies and action films such as "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," "Central Intelligence," and "Red Notice."
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E.
Murray Seldeen
Murray Seldeen was an American film editor active during Hollywood’s studio era, known for his work on major productions in the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ humorist ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Around the World in 80 Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Marx Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-10-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sidney Joseph Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic essay
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humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
dense allusiveness
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parody of popular culture ⓘ |
| influenced | American humor writing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate wordplay
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sophisticated comic essays ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Around the World in 80 Days
NERFINISHED
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Crazy Like a Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Feathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Monkey Business NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ill-Tempered Clavichord NERFINISHED ⓘ The Most of S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Miltown, or, Under the Spreading Atrophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Westward Ha! Or, Around the World in 80 Clichés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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humorist ⓘ playwright ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| pseudonym | S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| screenwriterFor |
Around the World in 80 Days
NERFINISHED
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Horse Feathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Monkey Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingInLaw | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
College Humor
NERFINISHED
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Judge ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: S. J. Perelman Description of subject: S. J. Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter renowned for his sharp, surreal wit and his work on Marx Brothers films and sophisticated comic essays.
Referenced by (2)
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