Triple
T3874374
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Late Night with David Letterman |
E92461
|
entity |
| Predicate | regularPerformer |
P46749
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Calvert DeForest
Calvert DeForest was an American character actor and comedian best known for his quirky, deadpan appearances as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" on David Letterman's late-night shows.
|
E573167
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Calvert DeForest | Statement: [Late Night with David Letterman, regularPerformer, Calvert DeForest]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvert DeForest Context triple: [Late Night with David Letterman, regularPerformer, Calvert DeForest]
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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C.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
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D.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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E.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
- 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: Calvert DeForest Triple: [Late Night with David Letterman, regularPerformer, Calvert DeForest]
Generated description
Calvert DeForest was an American character actor and comedian best known for his quirky, deadpan appearances as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" on David Letterman's late-night shows.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvert DeForest Target entity description: Calvert DeForest was an American character actor and comedian best known for his quirky, deadpan appearances as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" on David Letterman's late-night shows.
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
Charles D. Norton
Charles D. Norton was an American figure notable for helping establish the American Cancer Society, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer research and patient support.
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C.
Francis Newton Gifford
Francis Newton Gifford was a prominent American football player and Hall of Famer who became widely known as a longtime sportscaster on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
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D.
George Davenport
George Davenport was a 19th-century American fur trader and early settler whose influence on the region led to the city of Davenport, Iowa being named in his honor.
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E.
George Hively
George Hively was an American film editor and screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work in Hollywood studio productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: regularPerformer Context triple: [Late Night with David Letterman, regularPerformer, Calvert DeForest]
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A.
coPerformer
Indicates that two or more entities jointly perform the same act or participate together in the same performance.
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B.
performerType
Indicates the role or category of performer responsible for carrying out an action or participating in an event.
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C.
eligiblePerformers
Indicates that certain entities are qualified or permitted to perform in a specified event, role, or context.
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D.
performerCreditedAs
Indicates that a performer is associated with a work under a specific credited name or alias.
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E.
associatedWithPerformer
chosen
Indicates a relationship in which something (such as a work, event, or role) is connected or linked to a specific performer.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69aed967448c819086c4b358d37b25aa |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef1515c688190a38332aedeed8a76 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c140fc97f48190aa77fb32ccd658ab |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c1460fead08190ae80e7c130753a73 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1466aeccc8190b541915bc041c6cc |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aee7574c408190893e70bf80514838 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.