Triple
T20719104
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ben Shenkman |
E509260
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRole |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Louis Ironson in Angels in America
Louis Ironson in *Angels in America* is a neurotic, politically engaged Jewish word processor who grapples with guilt and abandonment after leaving his AIDS-stricken lover in Tony Kushner’s landmark play.
|
E1447683
|
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: Louis Ironson in Angels in America | Statement: [Ben Shenkman, notableRole, Louis Ironson in Angels in America]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louis Ironson in Angels in America Context triple: [Ben Shenkman, notableRole, Louis Ironson in Angels in America]
-
A.
Whizzer Brown in Falsettos
Whizzer Brown in Falsettos is a central character in William Finn and James Lapine’s musical trilogy, portrayed as Marvin’s charismatic lover whose relationship and battle with illness drive much of the show’s emotional core.
-
B.
Felix Turner in The Normal Heart
Felix Turner in *The Normal Heart* is a compassionate New York Times fashion reporter who becomes Ned Weeks’s lover and one of the early victims of the emerging AIDS crisis, embodying the personal toll of the epidemic.
-
C.
Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns was an American actor active during the silent and early sound film eras, appearing in numerous features throughout the 1910s and 1920s.
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D.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and LGBT activist known for his distinctive gravelly voice and influential works in theater and film.
-
E.
Anthony Robert Kushner
Anthony Robert Kushner is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning play "Angels in America" and his collaborations with director Steven Spielberg.
- 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: Louis Ironson in Angels in America Triple: [Ben Shenkman, notableRole, Louis Ironson in Angels in America]
Generated description
Louis Ironson in *Angels in America* is a neurotic, politically engaged Jewish word processor who grapples with guilt and abandonment after leaving his AIDS-stricken lover in Tony Kushner’s landmark play.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louis Ironson in Angels in America Target entity description: Louis Ironson in *Angels in America* is a neurotic, politically engaged Jewish word processor who grapples with guilt and abandonment after leaving his AIDS-stricken lover in Tony Kushner’s landmark play.
-
A.
Whizzer Brown in Falsettos
Whizzer Brown in Falsettos is a central character in William Finn and James Lapine’s musical trilogy, portrayed as Marvin’s charismatic lover whose relationship and battle with illness drive much of the show’s emotional core.
-
B.
Felix Turner in The Normal Heart
Felix Turner in *The Normal Heart* is a compassionate New York Times fashion reporter who becomes Ned Weeks’s lover and one of the early victims of the emerging AIDS crisis, embodying the personal toll of the epidemic.
-
C.
Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns was an American actor active during the silent and early sound film eras, appearing in numerous features throughout the 1910s and 1920s.
-
D.
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and LGBT activist known for his distinctive gravelly voice and influential works in theater and film.
-
E.
Anthony Robert Kushner
Anthony Robert Kushner is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning play "Angels in America" and his collaborations with director Steven Spielberg.
- 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_69e0b4c4cc648190b45fda6e2b20af56 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c1d39bec8190b3642b0d6d833375 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e0552fe88190aa5557fa83b7ed40 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e4808ac881908d527d462833ba84 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08e4eccb0881908e536964d86650d1 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:26 p.m.