Triple
T12224801
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McHale's Navy |
E291321
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joe Flynn
Joe Flynn was an American character actor best known for his comedic role as the irascible Captain Binghamton on the 1960s television sitcom "McHale's Navy."
|
E972723
|
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: Joe Flynn | Statement: [McHale's Navy, portrayedBy, Joe Flynn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Flynn Context triple: [McHale's Navy, portrayedBy, Joe Flynn]
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A.
Neil Flynn
Neil Flynn is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as the Janitor on the sitcom "Scrubs" and as Mike Heck on the sitcom "The Middle."
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B.
Beau Flynn
Beau Flynn is an American film producer known for backing large-scale Hollywood action and adventure movies, frequently collaborating with Dwayne Johnson on projects such as "San Andreas," "Rampage," and "Skyscraper."
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C.
Joel Fry
Joel Fry is a British actor and musician known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "Game of Thrones," "Cruella," and various UK comedies.
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D.
Jon L. White
Jon L. White was a computer scientist best known for his significant contributions to the development and implementation of the Maclisp programming language.
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E.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
- 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: Joe Flynn Triple: [McHale's Navy, portrayedBy, Joe Flynn]
Generated description
Joe Flynn was an American character actor best known for his comedic role as the irascible Captain Binghamton on the 1960s television sitcom "McHale's Navy."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Flynn Target entity description: Joe Flynn was an American character actor best known for his comedic role as the irascible Captain Binghamton on the 1960s television sitcom "McHale's Navy."
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A.
Neil Flynn
Neil Flynn is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as the Janitor on the sitcom "Scrubs" and as Mike Heck on the sitcom "The Middle."
-
B.
Beau Flynn
Beau Flynn is an American film producer known for backing large-scale Hollywood action and adventure movies, frequently collaborating with Dwayne Johnson on projects such as "San Andreas," "Rampage," and "Skyscraper."
-
C.
Joel Fry
Joel Fry is a British actor and musician known for his roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "Game of Thrones," "Cruella," and various UK comedies.
-
D.
Jon L. White
Jon L. White was a computer scientist best known for his significant contributions to the development and implementation of the Maclisp programming language.
-
E.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
- 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_69d6ab668acc8190963ba424049d6aee |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91ca11f788190bad2efb6c83ffccb |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f60aa9023881909f8373e02d2cad4b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f61a13fd1481908a06ca65b276e0e1 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f61ad2bd0c8190ada37bc1f8ae160f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.