Triple
T964989
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sterling Hayden |
E20817
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Catherine Devine McConnell
Catherine Devine McConnell was the first wife of American actor and author Sterling Hayden, with whom she had several children before their eventual divorce.
|
E224279
|
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: Catherine Devine McConnell | Statement: [Sterling Hayden, spouse, Catherine Devine McConnell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catherine Devine McConnell Context triple: [Sterling Hayden, spouse, Catherine Devine McConnell]
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A.
Mary Fowler Brennan
Mary Fowler Brennan was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., known primarily for her role as his lifelong partner and supporter.
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B.
Catherine Ann Dunn
Catherine Ann Dunn is known as the wife of American politician and four-time New York governor Al Smith.
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C.
Margaret Craig McNamara
Margaret Craig McNamara was an American educator and literacy advocate best known as the founder of the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
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D.
Catherine Macmillan
Catherine Macmillan was the daughter of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and the wife of Conservative politician Julian Amery, placing her at the center of mid-20th-century British political life.
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E.
Mary Quinn Sullivan
Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
- 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: Catherine Devine McConnell Triple: [Sterling Hayden, spouse, Catherine Devine McConnell]
Generated description
Catherine Devine McConnell was the first wife of American actor and author Sterling Hayden, with whom she had several children before their eventual divorce.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catherine Devine McConnell Target entity description: Catherine Devine McConnell was the first wife of American actor and author Sterling Hayden, with whom she had several children before their eventual divorce.
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A.
Mary Fowler Brennan
Mary Fowler Brennan was the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., known primarily for her role as his lifelong partner and supporter.
-
B.
Catherine Ann Dunn
Catherine Ann Dunn is known as the wife of American politician and four-time New York governor Al Smith.
-
C.
Margaret Craig McNamara
Margaret Craig McNamara was an American educator and literacy advocate best known as the founder of the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
-
D.
Catherine Macmillan
Catherine Macmillan was the daughter of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and the wife of Conservative politician Julian Amery, placing her at the center of mid-20th-century British political life.
-
E.
Mary Quinn Sullivan
Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
- 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_69a493b33d2c81909c52c369d3ca8436 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b431d61481908b53490e99670363 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0a910d808190b20150e864ae9bc2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0b15a1dc81908dfa980e86585673 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0b9e7c64819093461c74b98e48ca |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.