Triple

T8737971
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Walter Matthau E207432 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Walter John Matthow
Walter John Matthow, better known as Walter Matthau, was an American actor celebrated for his gruff charm and comedic roles in films such as "The Odd Couple" and "The Sunshine Boys."
E761329 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: Walter John Matthow | Statement: [Walter Matthau, birthName, Walter John Matthow]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter John Matthow
Context triple: [Walter Matthau, birthName, Walter John Matthow]
  • A. Joseph Markovitch
    Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
  • B. John Dern
    John Dern is known primarily as the son of George Dern, a prominent American politician who served as governor of Utah and U.S. Secretary of War in the early 20th century.
  • C. Jack B. Sowards
    Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • D. Martin Gabel
    Martin Gabel was an American actor and director known for his character roles in film, theater, and television, as well as his frequent appearances on quiz and panel shows.
  • E. William Schallert
    William Schallert was an American character actor best known for his prolific television work from the 1950s onward, including numerous sitcoms and genre series.
  • 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: Walter John Matthow
Triple: [Walter Matthau, birthName, Walter John Matthow]
Generated description
Walter John Matthow, better known as Walter Matthau, was an American actor celebrated for his gruff charm and comedic roles in films such as "The Odd Couple" and "The Sunshine Boys."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter John Matthow
Target entity description: Walter John Matthow, better known as Walter Matthau, was an American actor celebrated for his gruff charm and comedic roles in films such as "The Odd Couple" and "The Sunshine Boys."
  • A. Joseph Markovitch
    Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
  • B. John Dern
    John Dern is known primarily as the son of George Dern, a prominent American politician who served as governor of Utah and U.S. Secretary of War in the early 20th century.
  • C. Jack B. Sowards
    Jack B. Sowards was an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
  • D. Martin Gabel
    Martin Gabel was an American actor and director known for his character roles in film, theater, and television, as well as his frequent appearances on quiz and panel shows.
  • E. William Schallert
    William Schallert was an American character actor best known for his prolific television work from the 1950s onward, including numerous sitcoms and genre series.
  • 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_69ca835a03a081909d4d4cd01a18c9fb completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5d470c8c81909ead395ef704c6ba completed March 31, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf88dc7ba88190865957c8d344fa00 completed April 3, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf8bb6d7dc8190a91864130513fa4e completed April 3, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf8ca3e2788190a33fb28132944759 completed April 3, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:38 p.m.