Triple

T11465374
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Missouri Breaks E271766 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object John McLiam
John McLiam was an Irish-born American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
 E957487 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John McLiam | Statement: [The Missouri Breaks, starring, John McLiam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John McLiam
Context triple: [The Missouri Breaks, starring, John McLiam]
  • A. Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride was an American character actor known for his gruff, comedic portrayals in numerous stage and Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • B. David McMillan
    David McMillan is the son of Nobel Prize–winning American physicist Edwin McMillan.
  • C. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • D. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • E. Jack McManus
    Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John McLiam
Triple: [The Missouri Breaks, starring, John McLiam]
Generated description
John McLiam was an Irish-born American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John McLiam
Target entity description: John McLiam was an Irish-born American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
  • A. Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride was an American character actor known for his gruff, comedic portrayals in numerous stage and Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • B. David McMillan
    David McMillan is the son of Nobel Prize–winning American physicist Edwin McMillan.
  • C. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • D. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • E. Jack McManus
    Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aae0c8d881908a5a360c0be3242e completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d822f5eb988190b309b8e309f6d1a5 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f470faab4c8190ac9091713080dc7a completed May 1, 2026, 9:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f47b755f808190acb2fb31473d2405 completed May 1, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f47d8bbae8819088d48b300291ef74 completed May 1, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.