Triple

T379643
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Curly McLain E8649 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae was an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in classic Hollywood film musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel."
E48300 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: Gordon MacRae | Statement: [Curly McLain, portrayedBy, Gordon MacRae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordon MacRae
Context triple: [Curly McLain, portrayedBy, Gordon MacRae]
  • A. Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby was an American singer and actor whose smooth baritone voice and laid-back style made him one of the most popular and influential entertainers of the 20th century.
  • B. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • C. Roy Harlow
    Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
  • D. Sam Jones
    Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
  • E. Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and director renowned for his athletic, energetic style and innovative work in classic Hollywood musicals such as "Singin' in the Rain."
  • 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: Gordon MacRae
Triple: [Curly McLain, portrayedBy, Gordon MacRae]
Generated description
Gordon MacRae was an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in classic Hollywood film musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordon MacRae
Target entity description: Gordon MacRae was an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in classic Hollywood film musicals such as "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel."
  • A. Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby was an American singer and actor whose smooth baritone voice and laid-back style made him one of the most popular and influential entertainers of the 20th century.
  • B. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • C. Roy Harlow
    Roy Harlow was the husband of silent film actress Marie Mosquini, known primarily in relation to her career in early American cinema.
  • D. Sam Jones
    Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
  • E. Gene Kelly
    Gene Kelly was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and director renowned for his athletic, energetic style and innovative work in classic Hollywood musicals such as "Singin' in the Rain."
  • 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_69a2e7f47dd08190a4e294ccbbe46cd4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec2b07248190979229bad3a741c9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3fafe091881908fdf8ddbb6b8a7e6 completed March 1, 2026, 8:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3fba8a31881909a32dca83c07e197 completed March 1, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3fc96cbd88190b05e70c73cbb45c0 completed March 1, 2026, 8:45 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.