Triple
T7369963
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melvyn Douglas |
E169971
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor celebrated for his sophisticated screen presence and acclaimed performances in both classic Hollywood films and later character roles.
|
E660144
|
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: Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg | Statement: [Melvyn Douglas, birthName, Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg Context triple: [Melvyn Douglas, birthName, Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg]
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A.
Henry Gondorff
Henry Gondorff is a seasoned, charismatic con artist and grifter portrayed by Paul Newman in the classic 1973 film "The Sting."
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B.
Louis Hellman
Louis Hellman is a British architect and cartoonist best known for his satirical illustrations about architecture and the built environment.
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C.
George Hansen
George Hansen is a fictional character from the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town."
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D.
Paul Iselin Wellman
Paul Iselin Wellman was an American journalist, historian, and prolific author best known for his popular novels and nonfiction works about the American West and frontier history.
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E.
Harold Hecht
Harold Hecht was an American film producer and talent agent best known for co-founding Hecht-Hill-Lancaster and producing acclaimed mid-20th-century films such as "Marty."
- 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: Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg Triple: [Melvyn Douglas, birthName, Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg]
Generated description
Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor celebrated for his sophisticated screen presence and acclaimed performances in both classic Hollywood films and later character roles.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg Target entity description: Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor celebrated for his sophisticated screen presence and acclaimed performances in both classic Hollywood films and later character roles.
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A.
Henry Gondorff
Henry Gondorff is a seasoned, charismatic con artist and grifter portrayed by Paul Newman in the classic 1973 film "The Sting."
-
B.
Louis Hellman
Louis Hellman is a British architect and cartoonist best known for his satirical illustrations about architecture and the built environment.
-
C.
George Hansen
George Hansen is a fictional character from the 1958 Western film "Terror in a Texas Town."
-
D.
Paul Iselin Wellman
Paul Iselin Wellman was an American journalist, historian, and prolific author best known for his popular novels and nonfiction works about the American West and frontier history.
-
E.
Harold Hecht
Harold Hecht was an American film producer and talent agent best known for co-founding Hecht-Hill-Lancaster and producing acclaimed mid-20th-century films such as "Marty."
- 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_69c68a5ade988190885b7175f63b7534 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f1810668819094aec4b237d08068 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c802c3a4788190850294b054b9c928 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c803baa4d48190941174246f533399 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c80457cca08190a392b4efaa50a3f4 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:07 p.m.