Triple

T6889495
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Glengarry Glen Ross E159008 entity
Predicate editor P1954 FINISHED
Object Howard E. Smith
Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "Glengarry Glen Ross."
 E625764 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Howard E. Smith | Statement: [Glengarry Glen Ross, editor, Howard E. Smith]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard E. Smith
Context triple: [Glengarry Glen Ross, editor, Howard E. Smith]
  • A. Howard W. Smith
    Howard W. Smith was a powerful mid-20th-century Virginia congressman and conservative Democrat known for his influential role on the House Rules Committee and his opposition to New Deal and civil rights legislation.
  • B. Howard A. Smith
    Howard A. Smith was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1961 romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
  • C. Lewis Deschler
    Lewis Deschler was a long-serving and influential Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and rules.
  • D. Theodor Mundt
    Theodor Mundt was a 19th-century German writer, critic, and journalist associated with the liberal literary movement Young Germany.
  • E. James Eastland
    James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Howard E. Smith
Target entity description: Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "Glengarry Glen Ross."
  • A. Howard W. Smith
    Howard W. Smith was a powerful mid-20th-century Virginia congressman and conservative Democrat known for his influential role on the House Rules Committee and his opposition to New Deal and civil rights legislation.
  • B. Howard A. Smith
    Howard A. Smith was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1961 romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
  • C. Lewis Deschler
    Lewis Deschler was a long-serving and influential Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and rules.
  • D. Theodor Mundt
    Theodor Mundt was a 19th-century German writer, critic, and journalist associated with the liberal literary movement Young Germany.
  • E. James Eastland
    James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Howard E. Smith
Triple: [Glengarry Glen Ross, editor, Howard E. Smith]
Generated description
Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "Glengarry Glen Ross."

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c6883568c8819081db6407e892cccc elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6d9117c84819093dad7b765337b63 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c742e71bcc81908231a861be47b7db ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c744eb1cf88190aaf90198d04d4500 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c744036378819083a3be5c50b189b2 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:23 p.m.