Triple
T4033395
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) |
E83766
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hume Cronyn |
E80778
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Hume Cronyn | Statement: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), starring, Hume Cronyn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hume Cronyn Context triple: [The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), starring, Hume Cronyn]
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A.
Hume Cronyn
chosen
Hume Cronyn was a Canadian-American actor known for his versatile character roles on stage and screen, including acclaimed performances in films like "Lifeboat" and "The Seventh Cross" and frequent collaborations with his wife, Jessica Tandy.
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B.
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne was an acclaimed English actor best known for his sophisticated stage and screen performances, including his Oscar-nominated role in "The Madness of King George."
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C.
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in 1960s television dramas and 1980s miniseries such as "Dr. Kildare," "Shōgun," and "The Thorn Birds."
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D.
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in classic films such as "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Doctor Zhivago," as well as an extensive stage and television career.
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E.
Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb was an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for his sophisticated, often acerbic screen persona in films such as "Laura" and "Sitting Pretty."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69aed92e29ac819080f7a98b594fec05 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefb108fc0819080c8f41da2e558e0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5563e11708190abc9ba55b1be43a5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:36 p.m.