Triple
T2021318
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clifford Irving |
E44110
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
|
E444052
|
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: Maureen Earl | Statement: [Clifford Irving, spouse, Maureen Earl]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maureen Earl Context triple: [Clifford Irving, spouse, Maureen Earl]
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A.
Maureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson was a British actress active in the 1950s, known for her roles in comedy and drama films before later becoming the Countess of Dudley.
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B.
Maureen Dean
Maureen Dean is an American writer and former political figure best known for her public presence during the Watergate scandal as the wife of White House Counsel John Dean.
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C.
Joanne Horton
Joanne Horton was the wife of H. R. Haldeman, a prominent aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon during the Watergate era.
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D.
Maryanne Vollers
Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
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E.
Barbara McDougall
Barbara McDougall is a Canadian politician and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles in the late 20th century.
- 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: Maureen Earl Triple: [Clifford Irving, spouse, Maureen Earl]
Generated description
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maureen Earl Target entity description: Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
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A.
Maureen Swanson
Maureen Swanson was a British actress active in the 1950s, known for her roles in comedy and drama films before later becoming the Countess of Dudley.
-
B.
Maureen Dean
Maureen Dean is an American writer and former political figure best known for her public presence during the Watergate scandal as the wife of White House Counsel John Dean.
-
C.
Joanne Horton
Joanne Horton was the wife of H. R. Haldeman, a prominent aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon during the Watergate era.
-
D.
Maryanne Vollers
Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
-
E.
Barbara McDougall
Barbara McDougall is a Canadian politician and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister who served prominently in federal government roles in the late 20th century.
- 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8ee02dc81908fec9fd8df7a4f40 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b65047902881908a1d5f2d32fcb23e |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b6519e30fc819098de2671c3aa89b9 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b6521feae08190a029acdece360863 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.