Triple
T6300040
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lee Tracy |
E141229
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Lee Tracy
William Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and roles in early 1930s Hollywood comedies and dramas.
|
E584100
|
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: William Lee Tracy | Statement: [Lee Tracy, birthName, William Lee Tracy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Lee Tracy Context triple: [Lee Tracy, birthName, William Lee Tracy]
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A.
Frank Patrick
Frank Patrick was a pioneering Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive who co-founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and helped revolutionize the modern game.
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B.
Harold Fleming
Harold Fleming is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with more widely known figures like author Ian Fleming.
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C.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work on pioneering sound-era films.
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D.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American film director and writer active during the silent film era, known for his work on early Hollywood productions.
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E.
Conn Smythe
Conn Smythe was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive and owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, renowned for building multiple Stanley Cup–winning teams and leaving a lasting legacy in the NHL.
- 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: William Lee Tracy Triple: [Lee Tracy, birthName, William Lee Tracy]
Generated description
William Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and roles in early 1930s Hollywood comedies and dramas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Lee Tracy Target entity description: William Lee Tracy was an American stage and film actor best known for his rapid-fire delivery and roles in early 1930s Hollywood comedies and dramas.
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A.
Frank Patrick
Frank Patrick was a pioneering Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive who co-founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and helped revolutionize the modern game.
-
B.
Harold Fleming
Harold Fleming is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with more widely known figures like author Ian Fleming.
-
C.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work on pioneering sound-era films.
-
D.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American film director and writer active during the silent film era, known for his work on early Hollywood productions.
-
E.
Conn Smythe
Conn Smythe was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive and owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, renowned for building multiple Stanley Cup–winning teams and leaving a lasting legacy in the NHL.
- 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_69c008cf0ad4819095def81e2bd42f9f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0645a7e048190af7a609fc74b876a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e427de4481909f1cad8fae93bc42 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c5e67fc1688190ab339960d656708d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5e6e40c588190898ad952b71e5b11 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:27 p.m.