Triple
T13344339
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dana Elcar |
E317909
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Marilyn Shank
Marilyn Shank is known as the former spouse of American character actor Dana Elcar, recognized for his work in film and television.
|
E1256683
|
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: Marilyn Shank | Statement: [Dana Elcar, spouse, Marilyn Shank]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Shank Context triple: [Dana Elcar, spouse, Marilyn Shank]
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A.
Marilyn Johnson
Marilyn Johnson was the wife of American actor Forrest Tucker, known for her marriage to the film and television star.
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B.
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe is a distinguished Australian ballerina and former principal dancer renowned for her long and influential career with The Australian Ballet.
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C.
Sherry Nelson
Sherry Nelson is known as the former spouse of Academy Award–winning American actor Rod Steiger.
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D.
Marilyn Fix
Marilyn Fix is the daughter of American character actor Paul Fix, known for his extensive work in Western films and television.
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E.
Sherry Marsh
Sherry Marsh is a television and film producer best known for executive producing acclaimed series such as "Vikings."
- 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: Marilyn Shank Triple: [Dana Elcar, spouse, Marilyn Shank]
Generated description
Marilyn Shank is known as the former spouse of American character actor Dana Elcar, recognized for his work in film and television.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Shank Target entity description: Marilyn Shank is known as the former spouse of American character actor Dana Elcar, recognized for his work in film and television.
-
A.
Marilyn Johnson
Marilyn Johnson was the wife of American actor Forrest Tucker, known for her marriage to the film and television star.
-
B.
Marilyn Rowe
Marilyn Rowe is a distinguished Australian ballerina and former principal dancer renowned for her long and influential career with The Australian Ballet.
-
C.
Sherry Nelson
Sherry Nelson is known as the former spouse of Academy Award–winning American actor Rod Steiger.
-
D.
Marilyn Fix
Marilyn Fix is the daughter of American character actor Paul Fix, known for his extensive work in Western films and television.
-
E.
Sherry Marsh
Sherry Marsh is a television and film producer best known for executive producing acclaimed series such as "Vikings."
- 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99e8839b48190b164414b418e756c |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fb168548190afb975ef60fa5f3e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0161b31540819098aa6275f96433ad |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016299d9ac8190be74d5db0d28ea36 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:31 p.m.