Triple
T5514977
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Letter (1940 film) |
E144658
|
entity |
| Predicate | portraysCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Stephenson as Howard Joyce
James Stephenson as Howard Joyce refers to the British actor’s acclaimed performance as the principled lawyer Howard Joyce in the 1940 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s drama "The Letter."
|
E530718
|
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: James Stephenson as Howard Joyce | Statement: [The Letter (1940 film), portraysCharacter, James Stephenson as Howard Joyce]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Stephenson as Howard Joyce Context triple: [The Letter (1940 film), portraysCharacter, James Stephenson as Howard Joyce]
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A.
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell refers to the character of a heroic adventurer and love interest played by Brian Kerwin in the 1986 monster film "King Kong Lives."
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B.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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C.
Howard Sprague – Jack Dodson
Howard Sprague, portrayed by Jack Dodson, is the mild-mannered, bookish county clerk of Mayberry known for his fussy demeanor and close relationship with his mother in the Mayberry R.F.D. universe.
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D.
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward is a portrayal of a seasoned, high-ranking corporate executive whose life unravels after a layoff in the drama film "The Company Men."
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E.
Eric Blore as Gordon
Eric Blore as Gordon is a comic supporting character in the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time," played by British character actor Eric Blore.
- 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: James Stephenson as Howard Joyce Triple: [The Letter (1940 film), portraysCharacter, James Stephenson as Howard Joyce]
Generated description
James Stephenson as Howard Joyce refers to the British actor’s acclaimed performance as the principled lawyer Howard Joyce in the 1940 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s drama "The Letter."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Stephenson as Howard Joyce Target entity description: James Stephenson as Howard Joyce refers to the British actor’s acclaimed performance as the principled lawyer Howard Joyce in the 1940 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s drama "The Letter."
-
A.
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell refers to the character of a heroic adventurer and love interest played by Brian Kerwin in the 1986 monster film "King Kong Lives."
-
B.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
-
C.
Howard Sprague – Jack Dodson
Howard Sprague, portrayed by Jack Dodson, is the mild-mannered, bookish county clerk of Mayberry known for his fussy demeanor and close relationship with his mother in the Mayberry R.F.D. universe.
-
D.
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward is a portrayal of a seasoned, high-ranking corporate executive whose life unravels after a layoff in the drama film "The Company Men."
-
E.
Eric Blore as Gordon
Eric Blore as Gordon is a comic supporting character in the 1936 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical film "Swing Time," played by British character actor Eric Blore.
- 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_69c008f77ff88190b0cd50ca207295d1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f5b4e988190b590b4157cf089c1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c027d92e0c8190ad5552d66e370a22 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0376eea3c8190af11dbb0030cc57d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0384d023081909cb0d4ba4b80c07e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.