Triple
T11782853
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | C. L. Franklin |
E280193
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Clarence LaVaughn Franklin |
E280192
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin | Statement: [C. L. Franklin, fullName, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence LaVaughn Franklin Context triple: [C. L. Franklin, fullName, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin]
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A.
Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
chosen
Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist, best known as the father of singer Aretha Franklin and for his influential preaching and radio broadcasts.
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B.
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin was an American bass singer best known as a founding and longtime member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations.
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C.
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Clarence Gilyard Jr. was an American actor and academic best known for his roles in popular television series and action films such as "Matlock," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Die Hard," and "Top Gun."
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D.
Charles Melvin Williams
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader renowned for his work with Duke Ellington and his pioneering use of the plunger mute.
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E.
Wardell Franklin
Wardell Franklin is a comedic character from the 1974 film "Uptown Saturday Night," portrayed as one of the lively figures caught up in the movie’s chaotic, crime-tinged nightlife adventure.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab258b808190b1735835c841e3a4 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a58413048190b9e3b9d2f5383ec3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f166c735008190a73dd74dbcddd182 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.