Triple
T8963152
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Crane |
E214059
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Edward Crane
Robert Edward Crane was an American actor and disc jockey best known for starring as Colonel Hogan in the 1960s television sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
|
E770067
|
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: Robert Edward Crane | Statement: [Bob Crane, birthName, Robert Edward Crane]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Edward Crane Context triple: [Bob Crane, birthName, Robert Edward Crane]
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A.
Charles Richard Crane
Charles Richard Crane was an American businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his involvement in early 20th-century U.S. foreign policy, especially in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
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B.
Frank Crane
Frank Crane was an American Presbyterian minister, newspaper columnist, and popular early 20th-century essayist known for his inspirational writings and aphorisms.
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C.
Robert C. Crane
Robert C. Crane is an American political figure and public servant known for his involvement in state-level governance and policy.
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D.
Robert Alexander Cochran
Robert Alexander Cochran is the birth name of American film and television actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood crime dramas and Westerns.
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E.
Victor A. Crutchley
Victor A. Crutchley was a British Royal Navy admiral and Victoria Cross recipient who served with distinction in both World Wars.
- 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: Robert Edward Crane Triple: [Bob Crane, birthName, Robert Edward Crane]
Generated description
Robert Edward Crane was an American actor and disc jockey best known for starring as Colonel Hogan in the 1960s television sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Edward Crane Target entity description: Robert Edward Crane was an American actor and disc jockey best known for starring as Colonel Hogan in the 1960s television sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
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A.
Charles Richard Crane
Charles Richard Crane was an American businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist known for his involvement in early 20th-century U.S. foreign policy, especially in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
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B.
Frank Crane
Frank Crane was an American Presbyterian minister, newspaper columnist, and popular early 20th-century essayist known for his inspirational writings and aphorisms.
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C.
Robert C. Crane
Robert C. Crane is an American political figure and public servant known for his involvement in state-level governance and policy.
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D.
Robert Alexander Cochran
Robert Alexander Cochran is the birth name of American film and television actor Steve Cochran, known for his tough-guy roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood crime dramas and Westerns.
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E.
Victor A. Crutchley
Victor A. Crutchley was a British Royal Navy admiral and Victoria Cross recipient who served with distinction in both World Wars.
- 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_69ca839cd6008190a1546a701a56710c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc674b06f08190b2d992674a093592 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc9512eec8190963aa68108691f7f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfcb178d488190ab8ea897f964c10a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfcc1bb3248190ac94ed37be2dcde4 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:01 p.m.