Triple

T1942947
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Black Swan E41995 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Laird Cregar
Laird Cregar was an American character actor of the early 1940s, known for his imposing presence and memorable performances in film noir and period dramas.
E244645 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: Laird Cregar | Statement: [The Black Swan, starring, Laird Cregar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laird Cregar
Context triple: [The Black Swan, starring, Laird Cregar]
  • A. Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken was an American comedic actor known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s film comedies and Broadway productions.
  • B. Henry Hull
    Henry Hull was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in early 20th-century stage and film, including notable roles in classic Hollywood productions.
  • C. Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern was an American stage and film actor known for his sophisticated character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including notable performances in films like "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Julius Caesar."
  • D. Lionel Atwill
    Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
  • E. Warner Oland
    Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
  • 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: Laird Cregar
Triple: [The Black Swan, starring, Laird Cregar]
Generated description
Laird Cregar was an American character actor of the early 1940s, known for his imposing presence and memorable performances in film noir and period dramas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laird Cregar
Target entity description: Laird Cregar was an American character actor of the early 1940s, known for his imposing presence and memorable performances in film noir and period dramas.
  • A. Eddie Bracken
    Eddie Bracken was an American comedic actor known for his roles in 1940s and 1950s film comedies and Broadway productions.
  • B. Henry Hull
    Henry Hull was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in early 20th-century stage and film, including notable roles in classic Hollywood productions.
  • C. Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern was an American stage and film actor known for his sophisticated character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including notable performances in films like "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Julius Caesar."
  • D. Lionel Atwill
    Lionel Atwill was an English-American character actor best known for his sinister roles in 1930s and 1940s horror and mystery films.
  • E. Warner Oland
    Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
  • 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_69a8870e08fc8190a319cbf2600db15f completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb2fe04688190aa8461ba090c93a0 completed March 7, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae65254bf48190bc12fb982dfde46c completed March 9, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae666bd32c81909ff15201757a6c76 completed March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66d8ba688190a2102c00fc6231c4 completed March 9, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.