Triple
T8810859
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Big Knife |
E209654
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stanley Shriner Hoff
Stanley Shriner Hoff is a powerful, manipulative Hollywood studio boss in Clifford Odets’ play and film "The Big Knife," embodying the corrupting influence of the studio system on actors’ lives.
|
E759934
|
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: Stanley Shriner Hoff | Statement: [The Big Knife, character, Stanley Shriner Hoff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanley Shriner Hoff Context triple: [The Big Knife, character, Stanley Shriner Hoff]
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A.
Stanley Weiser
Stanley Weiser is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Wall Street," which introduced the iconic character Gordon Gekko.
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B.
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Fred F. Finklehoffe was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and collaborations with major studios during the 1940s.
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C.
Marvin Duchow
Marvin Duchow was a Canadian musicologist and influential professor of music at McGill University, known for his scholarship in Renaissance and Baroque music.
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D.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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E.
Robert Hoffman
Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
- 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: Stanley Shriner Hoff Triple: [The Big Knife, character, Stanley Shriner Hoff]
Generated description
Stanley Shriner Hoff is a powerful, manipulative Hollywood studio boss in Clifford Odets’ play and film "The Big Knife," embodying the corrupting influence of the studio system on actors’ lives.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanley Shriner Hoff Target entity description: Stanley Shriner Hoff is a powerful, manipulative Hollywood studio boss in Clifford Odets’ play and film "The Big Knife," embodying the corrupting influence of the studio system on actors’ lives.
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A.
Stanley Weiser
Stanley Weiser is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Wall Street," which introduced the iconic character Gordon Gekko.
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B.
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Fred F. Finklehoffe was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and collaborations with major studios during the 1940s.
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C.
Marvin Duchow
Marvin Duchow was a Canadian musicologist and influential professor of music at McGill University, known for his scholarship in Renaissance and Baroque music.
-
D.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
-
E.
Robert Hoffman
Robert Hoffman is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer best known for his roles in films like "Step Up 2: The Streets" and various dance-focused performances.
- 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_69ca8363f3308190a47e3f1ebd51f613 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5fed18f8819087b0282bf8c4208c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf6faa5dbc819083ecfbbb261cbc44 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf713a184c8190b1fa788fd3ba8304 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf71d3517c819088c930ed468c4e8e |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:45 p.m.