Triple

T2517098
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Frankenstein (1931 film) E55436 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan was an American character actor best known for his roles in early Universal horror films, including memorable appearances in classics like Dracula and Frankenstein.
E318411 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: Edward Van Sloan | Statement: [Frankenstein (1931 film), starring, Edward Van Sloan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Van Sloan
Context triple: [Frankenstein (1931 film), starring, Edward Van Sloan]
  • A. John Hoyt
    John Hoyt was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1940s through the 1980s, often portraying stern authority figures and intellectuals.
  • B. Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
  • C. Richard Rosson
    Richard Rosson was an American film director and assistant director active during Hollywood’s early studio era, recognized for his award-winning work behind the camera.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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."
  • 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: Edward Van Sloan
Triple: [Frankenstein (1931 film), starring, Edward Van Sloan]
Generated description
Edward Van Sloan was an American character actor best known for his roles in early Universal horror films, including memorable appearances in classics like Dracula and Frankenstein.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Van Sloan
Target entity description: Edward Van Sloan was an American character actor best known for his roles in early Universal horror films, including memorable appearances in classics like Dracula and Frankenstein.
  • A. John Hoyt
    John Hoyt was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1940s through the 1980s, often portraying stern authority figures and intellectuals.
  • B. Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres was an American actor best known for his starring role in the anti-war film "All Quiet on the Western Front" and for his long-running portrayal of Dr. Kildare.
  • C. Richard Rosson
    Richard Rosson was an American film director and assistant director active during Hollywood’s early studio era, recognized for his award-winning work behind the camera.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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."
  • 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_69ab49e4749c8190813311efd1630f1b completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd2111d28819099884a2bec5e0366 completed March 7, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b12df6ad908190b0b484b6fd82ffb5 completed March 11, 2026, 8:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b12fbbd9588190aa0529e264864199 completed March 11, 2026, 9:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1cb6571388190970bae846bfc57a2 completed March 11, 2026, 8:07 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.