Triple

T8625865
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alphaville E204278 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon was a Swiss-born character actor best known for his prolific work in European genre cinema, particularly in films by director Jesús Franco.
E747586 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: Howard Vernon | Statement: [Alphaville, starring, Howard Vernon]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Vernon
Context triple: [Alphaville, starring, Howard Vernon]
  • A. Frank Vosper
    Frank Vosper was a British actor and playwright active in the early 20th century, known for his stage work and appearances in classic British films.
  • B. James Vernor
    James Vernor was an American pharmacist and soda fountain operator best known as the creator of Vernors, one of the oldest surviving ginger ale brands in the United States.
  • C. John Vickery
    John Vickery is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in genre series and stage productions.
  • D. John Vernon
    John Vernon was a Canadian character actor best known for his authoritative, often villainous roles in films such as "Animal House," "Dirty Harry," and numerous television series.
  • E. Alan Hume
    Alan Hume was a British cinematographer known for his work on several James Bond films and other major features such as "Return of the Jedi."
  • 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: Howard Vernon
Triple: [Alphaville, starring, Howard Vernon]
Generated description
Howard Vernon was a Swiss-born character actor best known for his prolific work in European genre cinema, particularly in films by director Jesús Franco.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Vernon
Target entity description: Howard Vernon was a Swiss-born character actor best known for his prolific work in European genre cinema, particularly in films by director Jesús Franco.
  • A. Frank Vosper
    Frank Vosper was a British actor and playwright active in the early 20th century, known for his stage work and appearances in classic British films.
  • B. James Vernor
    James Vernor was an American pharmacist and soda fountain operator best known as the creator of Vernors, one of the oldest surviving ginger ale brands in the United States.
  • C. John Vickery
    John Vickery is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in genre series and stage productions.
  • D. John Vernon
    John Vernon was a Canadian character actor best known for his authoritative, often villainous roles in films such as "Animal House," "Dirty Harry," and numerous television series.
  • E. Alan Hume
    Alan Hume was a British cinematographer known for his work on several James Bond films and other major features such as "Return of the Jedi."
  • 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_69ca834a4ea0819094970dceb9e389f3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc472a07908190a2368975459543f9 completed March 31, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cebbf03c688190a989f16675f6e8a6 completed April 2, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cebdd3ae908190bc4108b766585cbc completed April 2, 2026, 7:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cebf1825008190a97cd2df10f8e406 completed April 2, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:26 p.m.