Triple
T18986552
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Parallax View |
E464571
|
entity |
| Predicate | starredActor |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Walter McGinn
Walter McGinn was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s films and television, including a notable appearance in the political thriller "The Parallax View."
|
E1352462
|
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: Walter McGinn | Statement: [The Parallax View, starredActor, Walter McGinn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter McGinn Context triple: [The Parallax View, starredActor, Walter McGinn]
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A.
Paul McAuliffe
Paul McAuliffe is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency and is a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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C.
Gordon McDonell
Gordon McDonell was a writer best known for providing the original story that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into the classic 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt."
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D.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally was an acclaimed Irish character actor known for his powerful stage and screen performances, including his award-winning work in films of the 1980s.
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E.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
- 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: Walter McGinn Triple: [The Parallax View, starredActor, Walter McGinn]
Generated description
Walter McGinn was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s films and television, including a notable appearance in the political thriller "The Parallax View."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter McGinn Target entity description: Walter McGinn was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s films and television, including a notable appearance in the political thriller "The Parallax View."
-
A.
Paul McAuliffe
Paul McAuliffe is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency and is a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
-
B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
-
C.
Gordon McDonell
Gordon McDonell was a writer best known for providing the original story that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into the classic 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt."
-
D.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally was an acclaimed Irish character actor known for his powerful stage and screen performances, including his award-winning work in films of the 1980s.
-
E.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
- 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_69d8dd008af48190a97ff1c6488edf1b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5d660835c8190bedd78590b3e0a7e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05ad4717f48190a950ac569b8bcf12 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05aedf05c4819096ac6a61ada4b310 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05afe523208190a97142cd8e3b887b |
completed | May 14, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:01 p.m.