Triple

T22085803

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	The Silver Trail	`E545770`	entity
Predicate	director	`P255`	FINISHED
Object	Bernard B. Ray	`—`	NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Bernard B. Ray | Statement: [The Silver Trail, director, Bernard B. Ray]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bernard B. Ray
Context triple: [The Silver Trail, director, Bernard B. Ray]

A. Raymond N. Hirsch
Raymond N. Hirsch was the husband of American actress Eleanor Parker, known for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Sound of Music."
B. Barry B. Benson
Barry B. Benson is the idealistic and witty bee protagonist of the animated film "Bee Movie," known for challenging the human exploitation of bees and their honey.
C. Robert L. Richards
Robert L. Richards was an American screenwriter known for his work in mid-20th-century film and radio, including notable crime and noir dramas.
D. Raymond J. Barry
Raymond J. Barry is an American character actor known for his intense, often authoritative roles in film, television, and theater, including prominent performances in movies like "Dead Man Walking" and series such as "Justified."
E. Reginald W. Keller
Reginald W. Keller was a Canadian Army officer who commanded forces during the Second World War, notably in the Battle of Normandy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Bernard B. Ray
Target entity description: Bernard B. Ray was an American film director and producer active in the 1930s and 1940s, best known for his low-budget Westerns and serials in the early Hollywood B-movie era.

A. Raymond N. Hirsch
Raymond N. Hirsch was the husband of American actress Eleanor Parker, known for her roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Sound of Music."
B. Barry B. Benson
Barry B. Benson is the idealistic and witty bee protagonist of the animated film "Bee Movie," known for challenging the human exploitation of bees and their honey.
C. Robert L. Richards
Robert L. Richards was an American screenwriter known for his work in mid-20th-century film and radio, including notable crime and noir dramas.
D. Raymond J. Barry
Raymond J. Barry is an American character actor known for his intense, often authoritative roles in film, television, and theater, including prominent performances in movies like "Dead Man Walking" and series such as "Justified."
E. Reginald W. Keller
Reginald W. Keller was a Canadian Army officer who commanded forces during the Second World War, notably in the Battle of Normandy.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e11e3523488190badd54b5d580c00d`	completed	April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f128ba24ac819082fc4aa274553481`	completed	April 28, 2026, 9:38 p.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:29 p.m.