Triple
T8607562
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Fighting Marines |
E203838
|
entity |
| Predicate | stars |
P1956
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Merton
John Merton was an American character actor known for his frequent roles as a villain in B-movie Westerns and adventure serials during the 1930s and 1940s.
|
E747824
|
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: John Merton | Statement: [The Fighting Marines, stars, John Merton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Merton Context triple: [The Fighting Marines, stars, John Merton]
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A.
Roy Innis
Roy Innis was an American civil rights activist and long-time national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, known for his conservative views and outspoken advocacy on race and social policy.
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B.
Ernest H. Martin
Ernest H. Martin was an American theatrical and film producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals and Hollywood adaptations in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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D.
Walter Francis Brown
Walter Francis Brown was an American illustrator and artist best known for his work on 19th-century books and periodicals, including providing illustrations for Mark Twain’s travel writings.
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E.
George Milner
George Milner is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as linguistics, politics, and the military.
- 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: John Merton Triple: [The Fighting Marines, stars, John Merton]
Generated description
John Merton was an American character actor known for his frequent roles as a villain in B-movie Westerns and adventure serials during the 1930s and 1940s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Merton Target entity description: John Merton was an American character actor known for his frequent roles as a villain in B-movie Westerns and adventure serials during the 1930s and 1940s.
-
A.
Roy Innis
Roy Innis was an American civil rights activist and long-time national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality, known for his conservative views and outspoken advocacy on race and social policy.
-
B.
Ernest H. Martin
Ernest H. Martin was an American theatrical and film producer best known for his work on major Broadway musicals and Hollywood adaptations in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
-
D.
Walter Francis Brown
Walter Francis Brown was an American illustrator and artist best known for his work on 19th-century books and periodicals, including providing illustrations for Mark Twain’s travel writings.
-
E.
George Milner
George Milner is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as linguistics, politics, and the military.
- 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_69ca832c23e4819095a9f3eea4a21828 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc46ec301881908ce148a3f07069fe |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cebbb9307c81909b31995c73728e91 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cebfbfaa888190b4dc61ea6e65bc3f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cec01ec2d88190a9d96637f3e03932 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:25 p.m.