Triple
T3858516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Billy Madison |
E90078
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
|
E401775
|
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: Darren McGavin | Statement: [Billy Madison, starring, Darren McGavin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darren McGavin Context triple: [Billy Madison, starring, Darren McGavin]
-
A.
Jim Norton
Jim Norton is an Irish character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "Father Ted" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
-
B.
Tom Willis
Tom Willis is a prominent character on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," known as George and Louise Jefferson’s white neighbor in an interracial marriage that often highlights social and racial tensions with humor.
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C.
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson is an American actor best known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series and for numerous supporting roles in film and television.
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D.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
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E.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow was an American actor best known for his role in the television series "Combat!" and for his tragic death in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie."
- 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: Darren McGavin Triple: [Billy Madison, starring, Darren McGavin]
Generated description
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darren McGavin Target entity description: Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
-
A.
Jim Norton
Jim Norton is an Irish character actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in productions such as "Father Ted" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
-
B.
Tom Willis
Tom Willis is a prominent character on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," known as George and Louise Jefferson’s white neighbor in an interracial marriage that often highlights social and racial tensions with humor.
-
C.
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson is an American actor best known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series and for numerous supporting roles in film and television.
-
D.
Peter D. Graves
Peter D. Graves is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood action and science fiction movies, including Terminator Salvation.
-
E.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow was an American actor best known for his role in the television series "Combat!" and for his tragic death in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie."
- 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_69aed95b3c088190a8f85d19e6070599 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec1e68f88190941c39221486f6ae |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5337284608190af9c288033d5ce23 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5345b408c8190a68c530edd1efb1f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5351fe4d081909c606f2ced0efbdc |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:19 p.m.