Triple
T17435573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken Curtis |
E423993
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kenneth Clarence Curtis
Kenneth Clarence Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his long-running role as Festus Haggen on the television series "Gunsmoke."
|
E1268679
|
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: Kenneth Clarence Curtis | Statement: [Ken Curtis, birthName, Kenneth Clarence Curtis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenneth Clarence Curtis Context triple: [Ken Curtis, birthName, Kenneth Clarence Curtis]
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A.
Ralph Cousins
Ralph Cousins is an individual known primarily for his romantic relationship with Daniel Lyons.
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B.
Grant Curtis
Grant Curtis is a film producer known for his work on genre movies, including collaborations with director Sam Raimi such as the horror film "Drag Me to Hell."
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C.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
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D.
Wilbur Charles Ewbank
Wilbur Charles Ewbank, better known as Weeb Ewbank, was an American football coach famed for leading the Baltimore Colts and New York Jets to NFL and Super Bowl championships and for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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E.
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television from the 1940s through the 1960s.
- 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: Kenneth Clarence Curtis Triple: [Ken Curtis, birthName, Kenneth Clarence Curtis]
Generated description
Kenneth Clarence Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his long-running role as Festus Haggen on the television series "Gunsmoke."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenneth Clarence Curtis Target entity description: Kenneth Clarence Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his long-running role as Festus Haggen on the television series "Gunsmoke."
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A.
Ralph Cousins
Ralph Cousins is an individual known primarily for his romantic relationship with Daniel Lyons.
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B.
Grant Curtis
Grant Curtis is a film producer known for his work on genre movies, including collaborations with director Sam Raimi such as the horror film "Drag Me to Hell."
-
C.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
-
D.
Wilbur Charles Ewbank
Wilbur Charles Ewbank, better known as Weeb Ewbank, was an American football coach famed for leading the Baltimore Colts and New York Jets to NFL and Super Bowl championships and for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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E.
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television from the 1940s through the 1960s.
- 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_69d889d88b6081908bada047f5b3ba51 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4490361c081908fd24f9a812f212c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01aff0b26c8190a6e65451e52199bb |
completed | May 11, 2026, 10:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01b12b5df4819089fd89fd25338533 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a01b17486c08190aa47953e74c62e84 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 10:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:46 a.m.