Roger Perron
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Roger Perron is a real-life patriarch of the Perron family whose haunting experiences in the 1970s inspired the events depicted in the horror film "The Conjuring."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roger Perron canonical | 9 |
| Roger Perron (real person) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1748155 — 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: Roger Perron Context triple: [The Conjuring, mainCharacter, Roger Perron]
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A.
Jean Raoux
Jean Raoux was a French painter of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his elegant genre scenes and portraits that bridged the Baroque and Rococo styles.
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B.
Stephen Rochon
Stephen Rochon is a retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral who became the first African American to serve as White House Chief Usher, overseeing operations and staff at the Executive Residence.
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C.
Mark Gastineau
Mark Gastineau is a former American football defensive end best known as a star pass rusher for the New York Jets in the 1980s and a key member of the famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line.
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D.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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E.
Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan is an American actor best known for playing Warrick Brown on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- 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: Roger Perron Target entity description: Roger Perron is a real-life patriarch of the Perron family whose haunting experiences in the 1970s inspired the events depicted in the horror film "The Conjuring."
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A.
Jean Raoux
Jean Raoux was a French painter of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his elegant genre scenes and portraits that bridged the Baroque and Rococo styles.
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B.
Stephen Rochon
Stephen Rochon is a retired U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral who became the first African American to serve as White House Chief Usher, overseeing operations and staff at the Executive Residence.
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C.
Mark Gastineau
Mark Gastineau is a former American football defensive end best known as a star pass rusher for the New York Jets in the 1980s and a key member of the famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line.
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D.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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E.
Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan is an American actor best known for playing Warrick Brown on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
real person ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ed and Lorraine Warren
ⓘ
Harrisville, Rhode Island ⓘ Perron family haunting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| experienced |
alleged haunting at Harrisville farmhouse
ⓘ
alleged paranormal activity ⓘ |
| familyRole | patriarch of the Perron family ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | paranormal ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Andrea Perron
ⓘ
linked to:
Carolyn Perron
April Perron ⓘ Christine Perron ⓘ Cindy Perron ⓘ
linked to:
Carolyn Perron
Nancy Perron ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Carolyn Perron ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Conjuring
ⓘ
The Conjuring (2013 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Conjuring
|
| notableFor |
being a central figure in the real-life case that inspired The Conjuring
ⓘ
haunting experiences in the 1970s ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ron Livingston ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
The Conjuring (2013 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Conjuring
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| realPersonBehind | character Roger Perron in The Conjuring ⓘ |
| residedAt |
Harrisville farmhouse, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrisville, Rhode Island
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| residenceDuringHaunting |
Harrisville farmhouse, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrisville, Rhode Island
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| subjectOf | books by Andrea Perron about the Perron family haunting ⓘ |
| timeOfHaunting | circa 1971–1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger Perron Description of subject: Roger Perron is a real-life patriarch of the Perron family whose haunting experiences in the 1970s inspired the events depicted in the horror film "The Conjuring."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Christine in The Conjuring
subject linked to:
Christine in The Conjuring
subject linked to:
Roger Perron in The Conjuring
linked to: Roger Perron