Triple
T9347102
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clifton Webb |
E224919
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Waldo Lydecker |
E605847
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Waldo Lydecker | Statement: [Clifton Webb, portrayedCharacter, Waldo Lydecker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waldo Lydecker Context triple: [Clifton Webb, portrayedCharacter, Waldo Lydecker]
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A.
Waldo Lydecker
chosen
Waldo Lydecker is a sophisticated, acerbic newspaper columnist and the possessive mentor-figure whose obsessive fascination with the title character drives much of the mystery in the classic film noir "Laura."
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B.
Jack Holbrook
Jack Holbrook is a relatively obscure individual known primarily as a namesake associated with the surname Holbrook.
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C.
Ralph Winter
Ralph Winter is an American film producer best known for his work on major genre franchises such as the X-Men series and the Star Trek films.
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D.
Winston Hibler
Winston Hibler was an American screenwriter, producer, and narrator best known for his long association with Walt Disney Studios, where he contributed to classic animated features and nature documentaries.
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E.
Lyman Ward
Lyman Ward is a Canadian-American actor best known for playing Ferris Bueller’s father in the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca842993248190a79ab06968994b86 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd4f0f4c4c8190a94c0d44ef349d7d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0f3ca79e88190ba3a2cfb3bcf7d4f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:41 p.m.