Triple
T3059754
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Music Man |
E60567
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalBroadwayLeadActor |
P4737
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Preston
Robert Preston was an American actor best known for his Tony- and later film-winning portrayal of con man-turned-bandleader Harold Hill in "The Music Man."
|
E348327
|
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: Robert Preston | Statement: [The Music Man, originalBroadwayLeadActor, Robert Preston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Preston Context triple: [The Music Man, originalBroadwayLeadActor, Robert Preston]
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A.
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen was an American actor and dancer best known for his roles in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones."
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B.
Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley was an American actor best known for playing the warm, paternal Howard Cunningham on the classic television sitcom "Happy Days."
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C.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
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D.
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert was an American actor best known for his roles in film and television, particularly the sitcom "Green Acres" and numerous classic Hollywood movies.
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E.
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill was an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, particularly in mid-20th-century Hollywood dramas.
- 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: Robert Preston Triple: [The Music Man, originalBroadwayLeadActor, Robert Preston]
Generated description
Robert Preston was an American actor best known for his Tony- and later film-winning portrayal of con man-turned-bandleader Harold Hill in "The Music Man."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Preston Target entity description: Robert Preston was an American actor best known for his Tony- and later film-winning portrayal of con man-turned-bandleader Harold Hill in "The Music Man."
-
A.
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen was an American actor and dancer best known for his roles in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones."
-
B.
Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley was an American actor best known for playing the warm, paternal Howard Cunningham on the classic television sitcom "Happy Days."
-
C.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
-
D.
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert was an American actor best known for his roles in film and television, particularly the sitcom "Green Acres" and numerous classic Hollywood movies.
-
E.
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill was an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, particularly in mid-20th-century Hollywood dramas.
- 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_69ad8578137c81908259dcb27c7d6d7c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9e9cf9188190b43f50edc009030d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b31a4b98288190b2f4f8360eaecfc6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b31c33fc3c8190b5af3f38206736de |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b31c9f48788190bdf4b4ce47e1e5b5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.