Triple

T8408628
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Russell Metty E198564 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk that explores race, class, and motherhood through the intertwined lives of a white actress and her Black housekeeper and their daughters.
E731417 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: Imitation of Life | Statement: [Russell Metty, notableWork, Imitation of Life]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imitation of Life
Context triple: [Russell Metty, notableWork, Imitation of Life]
  • A. Mame
    Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
  • B. Valley of the Dolls
    Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s bestselling novel, that follows three women navigating fame, addiction, and personal turmoil in the entertainment industry.
  • C. My Mammy
    "My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
  • D. The Girl from 10th Avenue
    The Girl from 10th Avenue is a 1935 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Ian Hunter, known for its story of a working-class woman who impulsively marries a heartbroken lawyer.
  • E. Baby Doll
    Baby Doll is a 1956 American black comedy–drama film, adapted from Tennessee Williams’s work, noted for its controversial sexual themes and Southern Gothic style.
  • 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: Imitation of Life
Triple: [Russell Metty, notableWork, Imitation of Life]
Generated description
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk that explores race, class, and motherhood through the intertwined lives of a white actress and her Black housekeeper and their daughters.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imitation of Life
Target entity description: Imitation of Life is a 1959 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk that explores race, class, and motherhood through the intertwined lives of a white actress and her Black housekeeper and their daughters.
  • A. Mame
    Mame is the flamboyant, free-spirited title character of the stage musical "Mame," known for her larger-than-life personality and unconventional approach to life and family.
  • B. Valley of the Dolls
    Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s bestselling novel, that follows three women navigating fame, addiction, and personal turmoil in the entertainment industry.
  • C. My Mammy
    "My Mammy" is a popular early 20th-century American song closely associated with Al Jolson and classic vaudeville and film performances.
  • D. The Girl from 10th Avenue
    The Girl from 10th Avenue is a 1935 romantic drama film starring Bette Davis and Ian Hunter, known for its story of a working-class woman who impulsively marries a heartbroken lawyer.
  • E. Baby Doll
    Baby Doll is a 1956 American black comedy–drama film, adapted from Tennessee Williams’s work, noted for its controversial sexual themes and Southern Gothic style.
  • 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_69ca8310df9c8190b25f16161cca3e41 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb8315a8a8819097f6da11b909b527 completed March 31, 2026, 8:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce030dccf08190a70c0abf0bdcf244 completed April 2, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce07808098819087e896b87320aefd completed April 2, 2026, 6:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce08759e1c81909c96caf3b571e1ca completed April 2, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:05 p.m.