Triple
T9102359
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Legends of the Fall |
E218389
|
entity |
| Predicate | screenwriter |
P2831
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William D. Wittliff |
E232578
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 D. Wittliff | Statement: [Legends of the Fall, screenwriter, William D. Wittliff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William D. Wittliff Context triple: [Legends of the Fall, screenwriter, William D. Wittliff]
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A.
William D. Wittliff
chosen
William D. Wittliff was an American screenwriter, author, and photographer best known for his work on acclaimed films and television projects such as "Lonesome Dove."
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B.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Charles B. Eddy
Charles B. Eddy was an American businessman and railroad promoter influential in the development of southeastern New Mexico, for whom Eddy County was named.
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D.
George H. Denny
George H. Denny was a prominent president of the University of Alabama whose leadership and contributions to the institution led to the university’s football stadium being partly named in his honor.
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E.
John H. Traylor
John H. Traylor was an American politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas, in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83db7448819090d0a5de842ef2ac |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc9715d5188190bce68d095e10c2eb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d14bc281688190b65b8224b70f08d7 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:15 p.m.