Triple

T8135259
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas "Babe" Levy E189953 entity
Predicate familyMember P566 FINISHED
Object Henry David "Doc" Levy
Henry David "Doc" Levy is a character in the novel and film "Marathon Man," depicted as the older brother of Thomas "Babe" Levy and a secret government operative.
 E715661 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: Henry David "Doc" Levy | Statement: [Thomas "Babe" Levy, familyMember, Henry David "Doc" Levy]

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: Henry David "Doc" Levy
Context triple: [Thomas "Babe" Levy, familyMember, Henry David "Doc" Levy]
  • A. Sam Levy
    Sam Levy is an American cinematographer best known for his frequent collaborations with director Noah Baumbach and his work on acclaimed independent films.
  • B. Leon Levy
    Leon Levy was an American investor, philanthropist, and patron of the humanities known for his significant support of archaeology, the arts, and biographical scholarship.
  • C. Sam Levine
    Sam Levine is an American animation director and storyboard artist known for co-directing the superhero comedy film "DC League of Super-Pets."
  • D. Burton Levy
    Burton Levy, better known as Burton Lane, was an American composer and songwriter noted for his work on Broadway and in Hollywood film musicals.
  • E. Thomas Levy
    Thomas Levy is the fictional graduate student and long-distance runner protagonist of William Goldman’s thriller novel "Marathon Man."
  • 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: Henry David "Doc" Levy
Target entity description: Henry David "Doc" Levy is a character in the novel and film "Marathon Man," depicted as the older brother of Thomas "Babe" Levy and a secret government operative.
  • A. Sam Levy
    Sam Levy is an American cinematographer best known for his frequent collaborations with director Noah Baumbach and his work on acclaimed independent films.
  • B. Leon Levy
    Leon Levy was an American investor, philanthropist, and patron of the humanities known for his significant support of archaeology, the arts, and biographical scholarship.
  • C. Sam Levine
    Sam Levine is an American animation director and storyboard artist known for co-directing the superhero comedy film "DC League of Super-Pets."
  • D. Burton Levy
    Burton Levy, better known as Burton Lane, was an American composer and songwriter noted for his work on Broadway and in Hollywood film musicals.
  • E. Thomas Levy
    Thomas Levy is the fictional graduate student and long-distance runner protagonist of William Goldman’s thriller novel "Marathon Man."
  • 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: Henry David "Doc" Levy
Triple: [Thomas "Babe" Levy, familyMember, Henry David "Doc" Levy]
Generated description
Henry David "Doc" Levy is a character in the novel and film "Marathon Man," depicted as the older brother of Thomas "Babe" Levy and a secret government operative.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82bcb4848190a9a9d036ad768642 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb43fff6e0819086c95b571272b50c ner completed
NED1 batch_69ccbec8491c81908362d44c42fc8568 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ccd7eca618819081e0c5452c8b1960 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ccc30f1fc48190991e0caa9ea6e735 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:35 p.m.