Triple

T4709108
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sunset Boulevard E104464 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object D. M. Marshman Jr.
D. M. Marshman Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1950 film noir drama "Sunset Boulevard."
 E464244 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: D. M. Marshman Jr. | Statement: [Sunset Boulevard, screenwriter, D. M. Marshman Jr.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: D. M. Marshman Jr.
Context triple: [Sunset Boulevard, screenwriter, D. M. Marshman Jr.]
  • A. W. P. Lipscomb
    W. P. Lipscomb was a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting classic literary works for film during the early 20th century.
  • B. Robert G. Bratcher
    Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
  • C. Charles G. Smith
    Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
  • D. John L. Nelson
    John L. Nelson was an American jazz musician and composer best known as the father of the musician Prince and for influencing his son’s musical development.
  • E. Eugene S. Robbins
    Eugene S. Robbins was a prominent local figure after whom the village of Robbins, Illinois, was named, likely due to his significant role in its founding or development.
  • 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: D. M. Marshman Jr.
Triple: [Sunset Boulevard, screenwriter, D. M. Marshman Jr.]
Generated description
D. M. Marshman Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1950 film noir drama "Sunset Boulevard."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: D. M. Marshman Jr.
Target entity description: D. M. Marshman Jr. was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the classic 1950 film noir drama "Sunset Boulevard."
  • A. W. P. Lipscomb
    W. P. Lipscomb was a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting classic literary works for film during the early 20th century.
  • B. Robert G. Bratcher
    Robert G. Bratcher was an American Bible scholar and translator best known as the principal translator of the Good News Bible (Today’s English Version).
  • C. Charles G. Smith
    Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
  • D. John L. Nelson
    John L. Nelson was an American jazz musician and composer best known as the father of the musician Prince and for influencing his son’s musical development.
  • E. Eugene S. Robbins
    Eugene S. Robbins was a prominent local figure after whom the village of Robbins, Illinois, was named, likely due to his significant role in its founding or development.
  • 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_69bd43eac3c08190af7e4020c6c3704c completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd63ed2ed081908cd52570ba085806 completed March 20, 2026, 3:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be10721b88819093be46bc5cae17c0 completed March 21, 2026, 3:28 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be1452eba88190bf982ab0f464e96f completed March 21, 2026, 3:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be14ca370481909c5e144e63ceb495 completed March 21, 2026, 3:47 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:17 p.m.