Triple
T7853559
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Van Johnson |
E182115
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Van Dell Johnson
Charles Van Dell Johnson, better known as Van Johnson, was a popular American film and television actor prominent in the 1940s and 1950s, especially known for his roles in MGM musicals and war dramas.
|
E695695
|
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: Charles Van Dell Johnson | Statement: [Van Johnson, birthName, Charles Van Dell Johnson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Van Dell Johnson Context triple: [Van Johnson, birthName, Charles Van Dell Johnson]
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A.
Charles E. Fuller
Charles E. Fuller was an influential American evangelical radio preacher and Christian leader whose ministry and vision led to the establishment of Fuller Theological Seminary.
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B.
Charles S. Johnson
Charles S. Johnson was an influential African American sociologist, editor, and civil rights leader whose work on race relations and urban Black life made him a key intellectual figure of the early 20th century.
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C.
George DuBose
George DuBose is an American music photographer and album cover designer known for his influential work with punk, new wave, and hip-hop artists.
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D.
David McDowell Brown
David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
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E.
Joseph MacMillan Johnson
Joseph MacMillan Johnson was a Hollywood art director and production designer best known for his work on classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s "Rear Window."
- 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: Charles Van Dell Johnson Triple: [Van Johnson, birthName, Charles Van Dell Johnson]
Generated description
Charles Van Dell Johnson, better known as Van Johnson, was a popular American film and television actor prominent in the 1940s and 1950s, especially known for his roles in MGM musicals and war dramas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Van Dell Johnson Target entity description: Charles Van Dell Johnson, better known as Van Johnson, was a popular American film and television actor prominent in the 1940s and 1950s, especially known for his roles in MGM musicals and war dramas.
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A.
Charles E. Fuller
Charles E. Fuller was an influential American evangelical radio preacher and Christian leader whose ministry and vision led to the establishment of Fuller Theological Seminary.
-
B.
Charles S. Johnson
Charles S. Johnson was an influential African American sociologist, editor, and civil rights leader whose work on race relations and urban Black life made him a key intellectual figure of the early 20th century.
-
C.
George DuBose
George DuBose is an American music photographer and album cover designer known for his influential work with punk, new wave, and hip-hop artists.
-
D.
David McDowell Brown
David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew as a mission specialist on the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107 mission.
-
E.
Joseph MacMillan Johnson
Joseph MacMillan Johnson was a Hollywood art director and production designer best known for his work on classic films such as Alfred Hitchcock’s "Rear Window."
- 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_69ca82869ee08190b8f9040dbc2c0467 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb18ed56d481909266d862e0ae152d |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5b1e9e808190a0eb2dea5288e743 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5def38e88190864d84abd7959aa3 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb767b198481909cfc1f7a44e6f0d8 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:51 p.m.