Triple
T5442511
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Great McGinty |
E122167
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenDebutAsDirectorFor |
P18940
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Preston Sturges |
E524440
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Preston Sturges | Statement: [The Great McGinty, screenDebutAsDirectorFor, Preston Sturges]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston Sturges Context triple: [The Great McGinty, screenDebutAsDirectorFor, Preston Sturges]
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A.
Preston Sturges
chosen
Preston Sturges was a pioneering American filmmaker and screenwriter of the 1940s, celebrated for his sharp, fast-paced screwball comedies and for being one of the first prominent writer-directors in Hollywood.
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B.
Charles Brackett
Charles Brackett was an American screenwriter and film producer best known for his long collaboration with Billy Wilder on classic Hollywood films such as "Sunset Boulevard" and "The Lost Weekend."
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C.
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an influential Austrian-American filmmaker renowned for his sharp wit and mastery of both comedy and drama in classic films such as "Sunset Boulevard," "Some Like It Hot," and "The Apartment."
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D.
Roy Huggins
Roy Huggins was an American television producer, writer, and novelist best known for creating influential TV series such as Maverick, The Fugitive, and The Rockford Files.
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E.
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog was an American film director best known for his prolific work in Hollywood comedies and musicals, including several films with stars like Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and later Elvis Presley.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: screenDebutAsDirectorFor Context triple: [The Great McGinty, screenDebutAsDirectorFor, Preston Sturges]
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A.
screenDebutInFeatureFilmDirectionFor
Indicates that an entity made their first appearance as a director in a feature film for the specified work.
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B.
featureDirectorialDebutOf
chosen
Indicates that a work (typically a film) serves as the first directorial effort of a particular director.
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C.
filmDebut
Indicates the first film in which an entity (typically a person) appeared or participated, marking their initial entry into film work.
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D.
directorSince
Indicates that one entity has held the role of director for another entity starting from a specified point in time.
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E.
screenDebutInMajorRoleFor
Indicates that one entity made their first significant on-screen appearance (major role) in a particular production or work.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd46400768819092925d461c0b8432 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd922f66bc8190b7d47fd68d2fcf2e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf858027b08190a6ea46493c6a87c6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd919aeb048190b786f814177d6cd9 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:07 p.m.