September 2008 A fictionalfictionalcharacter or fictionally fictionalcharacter is a type of Character arts fictionalcharacter found in a metafiction al work. It is a character whose fiction ... Itchy & Scratchy cartoon that exists only within the fictional world of The Simpsons . Fictionalfictional characters When a fictionalcharacter s primary existence is in a media outlet that, itself, is fictional, that character is a fictionalfictionalcharacter or fictionally fictionalcharacter . This is usually ... Tramplemain in the stage production of Nothing On , Roger became a fictionalfictionalcharacter ... beat he adds, Are you okay? Perhaps the most extreme example of a fictionalfictionalcharacter ... and Phillip in Not Without My Anus , Cartman is portrayed as a fictionalfictionalcharacter ... Category Metafictional characters Fictionalfictionalcharacter Category Fiction Category Fictional ..., portraying the character of Raymond Gunne, who portrays the character of Dr. Levant, which is based on the character Daniel Jackson Stargate Daniel Jackson , portrayed by the actor Michael Shanks ... when the character within the story within a story is based on a real person or a person from legend, the character takes on the sense of being a fictionalfictionalcharacter by virtue of the setting, even though in fact the character remains a real fictionalcharacter or even a real person in truth. Real people as fictionalfictional characters In the television series Bones TV series Bones , fictional ... time writing novels about the fictional forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs . This mimics Reichs own ... as fictional characters Albert Einstein in H.P.Lovecraft Al Capone in The Love Song of J.Edgar ... series Men in Black The Series , the two Agents seen in the films are stated to be fictional characters ... MIB films exist in the fictional canon of the animated series . Characters of The Neverending ... Noodle Boy from Johnny The Homicidal Maniac The Itchy & Scratchy Show Itchy and Scratchy or List of fictional ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Francis Phelan is a fictionalcharacter in many of William J. Kennedy s Albany novels, though he is featured most prominently in Ironweed . He is a former professional baseball player who left Albany in shame after dropping his infant son Wikipedia Gerald Phelan Gerald . The issue of his death is left ambiguous at the conclusion of Ironweed . In the film adaptation of the book, Phelan is portrayed by Jack Nicholson . DEFAULTSORT Francis Phelan FictionalCharacter Category Fictional American people of Irish descent Phelan, Francis Category Fictional baseball players Category Fictional characters from New York Category Fictional murderers ... more details
Disputed date April 2010 unreferenced date December 2009 A nonfictional character sometimes called a historical character is a Character arts character in a narrative that Non fiction was a real life figure whether played by an actor or used as an actual historical figure in a literary work. One example in film is Jamie Foxx s portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray film Ray . Another would be Joaquin Phoenix s portrayal of Johnny Cash in the film Walk the Line . Sometimes, the setting and events are real, but the character is fictional such as Johnny Tremain , which included real life groups such as the Sons of Liberty , and real figures such as Paul Revere . In others, such as the best selling 1632 series there is a mix of both, fictional characters mixing it up in Central Europe with various historical figures in the era of the Thirty Years War . Truman Capote s In Cold Blood book In Cold Blood contains only nonfictional characters. Since it is a non fiction nonfiction document , all the characters existed in real life. The opposite of a nonfictional character is a Character arts fictionalcharacter . See also Historical fiction Roman clef DEFAULTSORT Non FictionalCharacter Category Literature Category Non fiction Character, Non fictional Lit stub fr Personnage historique pt Personagem hist rica wa Persounaedje istorike ... more details
Nick Danger is a fictionalcharacter featured in several of the albums produced by the comedy group The Firesign Theatre How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You re Not Anywhere at All 1969 , Nick Danger The Case of the Missing Shoe 1979 , The Three Faces of Al 1984 and The Bride of Firesign 2001 . Voiced by Phil Austin , he is a film noir style hard boiled detective who gets into wacky, mysterious adventures, frequently involving mistaken identity, betrayal, and femme fatale s. The character also features in the Firesign produced film Nick Danger in The Case of the Missing Yolk ref http www.imdb.com title tt0086009 Nick Danger in The Case of the Missing Yolk 1983 V Bot generated title ref References reflist Category Fictional private investigators Firesign Theatre comedy stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image sam weller kyd.jpg thumb right Sam Weller by Joseph Clayton Clarke Kyd Sam Weller is a fictional character in The Pickwick Papers , the first novel by Charles Dickens , and is the character that made Dickens famous. Weller first appeared in the third serialised episode. Previously the monthly parts of the book had been doing badly the humour of the character transformed the book into a publishing phenomenon. His way of quoting people has led to the label wellerism , often a type of proverb. In chapter 10 of the novel the titular hero Mr Pickwick meets Sam Weller working at the White Hart Inn Southwark White Hart Inn in Borough, London The Borough and soon takes him on as a personal servant and companion on his travels. The relationship between the idealistic and unworldly Pickwick and the astute cockney Weller has been likened to that between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza . ref Mark Wormald 2003 Introduction to The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Sam Weller Fictional Character Category Charles Dickens characters Weller, Sam Fict char stub ... more details
Monroe is the name of several fictional characters in animated television series Dr Marvin Monroe voiced by Harry Shearer of the Fox cartoon The Simpsons 1989 present in comedy television series Alison Sonny Monroe Demi Lovato from the Disney series Sonny with a Chance 2009 present in drama television series Adam Monroe David Anders from the NBC series Heroes 2006 2010 Dr Gabriel Monroe James Nesbitt title character in the ITV series Monroe TV series Monroe 2011 present see also Monroe surname disambiguation ... more details
Category Fictional characters introduced in 1844 DEFAULTSORT Athos FictionalCharacter Category Alexandre Dumas characters Category Fictional sword fighters Category Fictional versions of real people Category Fictional French people Category Film characters bg et Athos musket r es Athos ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox character name Athos series d Artagnan Romances image File Athos silver rv.gif 228px caption first The Three Musketeers last The Vicomte of Bragelonne Ten Years Later cause creator Alexander Dumas voice nickname alias species gender Male occupation Musketeer title Musketeers of the Guard family spouse significantother children relatives religion nationality France French Olivier d Athos de la F re born c. 1595 died 1661 is a fictionalcharacter , a Musketeers of the Guard Musketeer of the Guard in the novels The Three Musketeers , Twenty Years After , and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, p re . In The Three Musketeers , he and the other two musketeer s Porthos and Aramis are friends of the novel s protagonist, d Artagnan . He has a mysterious past connecting him with the villainess of the novel, Milady de Winter . The oldest by some years, Athos is a father figure to the other musketeers. He is described as noble and handsome but also very secretive, drowning his secret sorrows in drink. He is very protective of d Artagnan, the youngest, whom he regards as a son. By the end of the novel, it is revealed that he is the Comte de la F re, who was Milady s husband before she married the Baron de Winter. In the latter two novels, he is openly known as the Comte de la F re and is the adopted father of the young hero, Raoul, vicomte de Bragelonne and it is ultimately revealed that he is his biological father as well . In Twenty Years After it is left uncertain whether Athos is the father of Mordaunt John Francis de Winter, son of Milady ... de la F re, Olivier, so one may assume that this is Athos first name. The fictional Athos is named ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Deleted image removed Image burgessce.jpg right 250px thumb 2002 Vintage omnibus edition Enderby is the hero of a quartet of comic novels by Anthony Burgess . The character is a reclusive poet plagued by Depression mood depression and dyspepsia . He writes all his poetry while sitting on the toilet. The four volumes that make up the cycle are Inside Mr. Enderby 1963 Originally published under the pseudonym Joseph Kell Enderby Outside 1968 The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby s End 1974 Enderby s Dark Lady, or No End of Enderby 1984 Burgess named the character after Enderby Land , a projecting land mass of Antarctica . The name may also have suggested itself to Burgess in view of the fact that Enderby suffers from severe flatulence . Burgess writes in his autobiography that he conceived the idea of the Enderby cycle while seated on the lavatory at his quarters in Kota Bharu , northern Federation of Malaya Malaya . Deleted image removed Image burgessend.jpg left 250px thumb German edition Klett Cotta Burgess DEFAULTSORT Enderby Fictional Character Category Anthony Burgess characters ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Mayerling Meier Link in English is the main antagonist in the anime production, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust , and also from the book, Y satsuk Demon Deathchase in English , which the movie was based on. He is a vampire and Charlotte Elbourne s lover, who throughout the story must resist his vampiric urge to bite and therefore turn her. His powers include extreme regeneration, teleportation, a metal claw that replaces his hand at will, and a large cape which transforms into a pair of razor sharp, steel wings. In the movie, his presence is enough to cause water to freeze, plants to die, and crosses to bend out of shape. As a vampire, Meier Link is one of the few nobles who have gained the respect although he is still loathed of many humans and vampires alike, as he does not kill. He is also immensely powerful, yet young for a vampire. He has been known to fully regenerate mortal wounds, such as severe burns, puncture wounds, and even being sliced in half. DEFAULTSORT Mayerling Fictional Character Category Fictional vampires Anime char stub ... more details
wikify date July 2009 Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus is a fictionalcharacter in a series of historical detective novels by the Scottish people Scottish author David Wishart . Corvinus he goes by his cognomen is of a noble Ancient Rome Roman family, living in the reign of the Emperor Tiberius . He has turned his back on the cursus honorum , though, preferring a quiet private life with his wife, Rufia Perilla, the scholarly, beautiful stepdaughter of the poet Ovid . Corvinus main activity is solving mysteries and crimes. He met his wife when she contacted him to investigate the circumstances surrounding the exile and death of her stepfather, and has crossed paths with the Imperial family on several occasions. He was instrumental in the fall of Sejanus , acting on posthumous instructions from a member of the Imperial family. Although he is happiest in Rome, Corvinus travels rather frequently. He has been up and down Italy , and has spent years in Athens , particularly before and after the death of Sejanus. He and Rufia are childless, a source of sorrow to them, but have adopted a daughter, the child of a man who was executed for crimes uncovered by Corvinus. Marcus Corvinus books Ovid 1995 Germanicus 1997 The Lydian Baker 1998 Sejanus 1998 Old Bones 2000 Last Rites 2001 White Murder 2002 A Vote for Murder 2003 Parthian Shot 2004 Food for the Fishes 2005 In at the Death 2007 Illegally Dead 2008 DEFAULTSORT Corvinus, Marcus Category Fictional ancient Romans Category Fictional detectives ... more details
John Jack Mitchell , often referred to only as Mitchell , is a recurring fictionalcharacter in the short story short stories and sketch story sketches by Australia n writer Henry Lawson . He is widely considered one of Lawson s most memorable characters. ref name Manning Manning, Charles 1991 Henry Lawson , lecture at The University of Melbourne. Collected in Speaking out of turn lectures and speeches, 1940 1991, Melbourne University Publish pub. 1997 , pp. 181 196 ref Description Mitchell has been described as a shrewd, kindly, and philosophical swagman . ref name Penguin The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories first published 1986 with an introduction by John Barnes, Camberwell, Victoria Penguin Books Australia, pp. 1 16, 221 6 ref Critic John Barnes suggests that Mitchell functions as a persona rather than a fully developed character, replacing the author as narrator and storyteller, an instrument by which Lawson can create states of feeling and so define his sense of being human. ref name Penguin Mitchell is usually depicted as a traveller, often accompanied by a companion with whom he shares stories. ref name Penguin He has been likened to the Romantic outcast figure of The Wanderer poem The Wanderer . ref name Penguin Published Jack Mitchell Stories Jack Mitchell appeared in the following Henry Lawson stories, among others wikisource Mitchell A Character Sketch Mitchell A Character Sketch On The Edge Of A Plain wikisource Some Day Some Day wikisource Shooting The Moon Shooting The Moon wikisource Our Pipes Our Pipes Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster wikisource Enter Mitchell Enter Mitchell wikisource Mitchell Doesn t Believe in the Sack Mitchell Doesn t Believe in the Sack wikisource Another of Mitchell s Plans Another of Mitchell s Plans References reflist Category Characters in written fiction Mitchell, Jack ... more details
About the literary and television character other uses Steve Austin disambiguation Infobox character colour Hexadecimal colour EG FFFFFF, Default DEDEE2 name Steve Austin first Cyborg novel last Bionic Ever After? TV movie alias The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic man species Human , Cyborg gender Male occupation Espionage Secret agent , former astronaut and test pilot, former soldier novels title Colonel United States Colonel spouse Jaime Sommers The Bionic Woman children Michael Austin portrayer Lee Majors creator Martin Caidin Steve Austin is a fictionalcharacter created by Martin Caidin for his 1972 novel, Cyborg novel Cyborg , who later became a 1970s television icon as portrayed by Lee Majors in the 1974 1978 series The Six Million Dollar Man . Background As originally conceived by Caidin, Austin is a former United States Army US Army helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam War Vietnam before being transferred to the United States Air Force Air Force and then into NASA . As backup Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 17 , ref app he became one of List of spacewalks and moonwalks twelve ... s character also had some additional bionic parts his TV counterpart lacked, such as a steel reinforced ... into a rib. Both versions of the character are subsequently recruited into the OSO OSI as a secret ... to fight everything from terrorism the most common target of the literary version of the character to alien ... is OSO chief Oscar Goldman . Goldman was replaced by another character, Oliver Spencer, in the TV ... version of the Jaime Sommers character has a bionic eye similar to that of Austin s in addition to the bionic parts of the original character. http www.dailymail.co.uk pages live articles showbiz ... Category Fictional cyborgs Category Fictional characters with superhuman strength Category Fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds Category Fictional secret agents and spies Category Fictional astronauts Category Fictional colonels Category Fictional air force personnel Category Fictional ... more details
other uses2 Doli Unreferenced date January 2010 Doli is a fictionalcharacter in Lloyd Alexander Lloyd Alexander s fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain . Doli is one of the fair folk , a nation of faery faeries , and other magical beings who live in an extensive underground kingdom that spans the entire country of Prydain . Profile Doli is described as a short, stocky dwarf mythology dwarf who carries a number of weapons including a battleaxe. He is adept in many skills including hunting, fighting, as well as magical skills such as turning invisible although he obtains this skill only after the completion of one of his adventures . When first introduced, Doli seems to be gruff, short tempered, and unfriendly, with a tender side often staunchly, yet unsuccessfully, concealed. Doli s famous line from the books, which he often states gruffly yet with obvious unspoken pride as he is setting right something that has not been done well, is Can t stand a botched job. As a prominent figure in the books, Doli almost always appears or is included in quests undertaken by Taran the Assistant Pig Keeper, the Princess Eilonwy , the gentle creature Gurgi , and the self styled Bard Fflewddur Fflam . Appearances In The Book of Three , the companions meet Doli when they are trapped in the realm of the Fair Folk. Doli is ordered by his king to accompany them on their journey, fights valiantly when the party is beset by their enemies, and at the end of the story is granted the ability which he has long coveted to become invisible. In The Black Cauldron , Doli is part of the raiding party which inflitrates Annuvin to steal the Black Crochan, only to find that it has been stolen already. He joins s Taran s companions near the Marshes of Morva and thence on their journey, rescuing them when they are captive through the use of his invisibility. In Taran Wanderer , Doli is turned into a frog ... Category Fictional dwarves Category Fictional fairies and sprites ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2007 El Coyote is the name of a fictionalcharacter very similar to Zorro , although acting 100 years later. El Coyote s real name is C sar de Echag e and he is a rich man living at a ranch called San Antonio outside Los Angeles. He first appeared in the novel El Coyote 1944 by Jos Mallorqu . Between 1944 and 1953 El Coyote appeared in 192 Pulp magazine pulp like novels. In 1998 the movie La Vuelta de El Coyote The Return of El Coyote was made with Jos Coronado playing El Coyote. In Mallorqui s novels one can trace that C sar was born around 1826 the novels cover adventures from circa 1846 until circa 1876 . El Coyote had a comic book adaptation in Spain, by Jose Mallorqu and Francisco Batet, in the comic magazine Novelas del Oeste Western Novels during the 1940 s and 50 s. External links http www.internationalhero.co.uk e elcoyote.htm http www.imdb.com title tt0166014 http www.fantascienza.net vegetti Coyote index.htm Category Characters in written fiction es El Coyote fi El Coyote ... more details
Johnny Woo , real name Liu Chan Yeun , is a fictionalcharacter appearing in 2000 AD comic 2000 AD and then in Judge Dredd Megazine . Created by Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden , he is a thinly veiled stereotype of the action hero popularised by Film director director John Woo , after whom he is named, and is based in the fictional city of Hong Tong the 22nd century version of Hong Kong . His visual appearance is based on the actor Chow Yun fat . An Inspector for the Sino Cit People s Justice Ministry, Yeun works undercover in the Hong Tong triads as Woo. This double role requires him to work both sides of the law, to the extent he is not sure which is his true role. He has a son at the Academy of People s Justice, and a wife called Soong who was also a Judge. Soong was presumed dead after an undercover mission, but turned out to still be alive as an assassin it s unknown whether she s working for the Triads or secretly acting as assassin for the Justice Ministry. Woo has met Judge Dredd twice. Their first meeting was during a triad mission, making him an enemy of Dredd in the second, they were forced to be allies as part of a joint Mega City One Sino Cit operation in Hong Tong. Publication Johnny Woo A Bullet In The Head with Gordon Rennie and PJ Holden , in Judge Dredd Megazine 231 233, 2005 External links http www.2000adonline.com ?zone thrill&page profiles&choice woo 2000 AD profile Judge Dredd Category Judge Dredd characters Category 2000 AD titles Category 2000 AD characters UK comics stub ... more details
Infobox character image name Bony gender Male D.O.B occupation Detective affiliation relatives portrayed Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte Bony is a half Indigenous Australians Aboriginal , half white detective character created by Arthur Upfield . Bony appeared in dozens of Upfield s novels from the late 1920s until the author s death in 1964. Early life His white father is unknown and his Aboriginal mother was murdered while he was still an infant. ref The Will of the Tribe ref He has a Masters Degree in Criminal Science from University of Queensland Brisbane University . ref http www.kirjasto.sci.fi aupfiel.htm Arthur Upfield Bot generated title ref Career He is a member of the Queensland police force, although the novels are set throughout Australia . ref http nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu DingosBreakfastClub Australia upfieldmysteries.html Locations Australian Natural History and Human Ecology Page, Just For fans of Arthur Upfield s Bony Mysteries ref Bony often works undercover, usually as a station hand or labourer, with only a few senior police aware of his true identity. He frequently uses the alias Nat Bonnar, but other names such as Robert Burns ref Death of a Swagman ref are used also. He often states that my friends call me Bony . Bony is an accomplished tracker, but admits his shortcomings and will sometimes request, or permit, the use of more experience native trackers. Personal life Although his age is not specifically mentioned in the novels, Bony seems to be in his early fifties. He is married to Marie ref The Cake in the Hat Box 1955 ref , lives in Banyo in Brisbane ref Murder Must Wait. Arthur Upfield 1953 ref , and they have three adult sons, the oldest, Charles, is studying to be a doctor. Television portrayals Boney TV series Boney was an Australian television series made in 1972, featuring James Laurenson in the title role. The name was spelt Boney ... External links imdb name 0098069 DEFAULTSORT Bony Category Fictional police officers Category Fictional ... more details
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Jimmy the Hand is a fictionalcharacter appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist . He is first introduced in the first Riftwar novel Magician novel Magician . He also appears in the rest of the Riftwar Saga and is a key character in the Riftwar legacy novels. Biography Jimmy is the son of The Upright Man. The Upright man is leader of the Mockers Krondor s guild of thieves. Jimmy has grown up on the streets as a thief and a pickpocket he shows exceptional talent as a thief and is known to be very quick and dextrous. When introduced into the novel Jimmy s age is unclear Jimmy doesn t know himself as he was orphaned although he guesses at 14 or 15 ref Riftwar Magician , Chapter 25 Escape ref . Jimmy meets with Arutha conDoin in Krondor and helps him meet the Mockers to help him escape the city. Jimmy and Arutha become friends and Arutha teaches him how to swordfight with a rapier . Arutha later becomes the Prince of the Western Realm of which Krondor is the capital. In Silverthorn novel Silverthorn , the second book of the Riftwar series, Jimmy intervenes when a hired assassin from a guild known as the Nighthawks tries to kill Arutha. Jimmy breaks into the palace grounds to inform of the attempt and to tell him that the assassin was a member of the Nighthawks. With Jimmy s help, Arutha is able to capture two members of the Nighthawks and to question them whereby he learns of the dark powers arrayed against him. ref Riftwar Silverthorn , Chapter 3 Plots ref Jimmy then helps Arutha set up a meeting with the Mockers to help him track down the lair of the Nighthawks which is somewhere in the city. This meeting with the Mockers ends with the Upright Man agreeing to help Arutha in exchange for making Jimmy a squire. ref Silverthorn novel Silverthorn , Chapter 4 Revelations ref This is the first indication in the books of Jimmy s parentage. Jimmy shows many uses as a squire, but still ... with the Mockers which help him keep the city in order. Jimmy marries Pug fictionalcharacter ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox character name Floyd Pinkerton alias Pink Floyd first The Wall creator Roger Waters occupation Musician nationality British portrayer Bob Geldof br Pink Floyd The Wall film Pink Floyd The Wall Floyd Pinkerton , more commonly known as Pink Floyd , is the fictional central character of Pink Floyd band Pink Floyd s album rock opera The Wall and the accompanying film Pink Floyd The Wall film Pink Floyd The Wall 1982 , in which he is portrayed by Bob Geldof ref http www.imdb.com title tt0084503 combined ref . He is also mentioned in The Final Cut album The Final Cut . He is depicted as a schizophrenia schizophrenic rock star suffering from a mental breakdown. Character biography Pink was born at the end of the Second World War , shortly before his father was killed when his bunker was bombed by a German Stuka dive bomber during the Operation Shingle battle of Anzio . Pink had great difficulty in growing up without a father. This was presented as the first brick in Pink s symbolical wall of self inflicted isolation he coped with traumatic events by becoming more and more secluded from the rest of the world and from his loved ones. Other bricks from his childhood were the memory of his overprotective mother and his experiences at school with a cynical teacher. Years later, Pink had become a successful rock star but the traumas from his childhood were still actively undermining his mental health. Furthermore, Pink s relationship with his wife had also gotten out of hand Pink acted in an almost unemotional and asexual manner towards her and seemed ... themselves from society. The character of Pink Floyd is, like most of The Wall s story and characters, created by bassist Roger Waters . He primarily modeled the character of Pink after Syd Barrett ... added other elements to the character such as Pink s childhood, which is similar to Waters own past ... Film characters Category fictional musicians es Pink Floyd personaje ficcional ... more details
mergeto List of Oz characters date February 2011 For the character from Nocturnals Comic book Polychrome Nocturnals Infobox character name Polychrome series Oz image File Polychrome.jpg 150px caption as illustrated by John R. Neill in The Tin Woodman of Oz 1918 first The Road to Oz 1909 last arguable cause nickname Polly alias species fairy gender female occupation title Daughter of the Rainbow family Rainbow father , unnamed sisters spouse children relatives creator L. Frank Baum Polychrome is a fairy and the daughter of the Rainbow . She first appears in The Road to Oz , the fifth of the fourteen The Oz books Oz books by L. Frank Baum . ref Jack Snow writer Jack Snow , Who s Who in Oz , Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954 New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988 p. 163. ref She also appears in later books in the series. When Dorothy Gale , the Shaggy Man , and Button Bright first meet Polychrome in the fifth chapter of The Road to Oz , she is dancing to keep warm, after accidentally sliding off her father s rainbow and landing on the surface of the Earth. Her father withdrew his bow without realizing she d been left behind. Polychrome is described as A little girl, radiant and beautiful, shapely as a fairy and exquisitely dressed.... She was clad in flowing, fluffy robes of soft material that reminded Dorothy of woven cobwebs, only it was colored in soft tintings of violet, rose, topaz, olive, azure, and white, mingled together most harmoniously in stripes which melted one into the other with soft blendings. Her hair was like spun gold and floated around her in a cloud, no strand being fastened or confined by either pin or ornament or ribbon. In personality she is sweet and ethereal and generally the archetypal good fairy. Polychrome is more a decorative than an active presence in The Road to Oz, but she makes positive contributions in her subsequent appearances in Baum s fictions ... Oz Category Oz characters Category Fictional fairies and sprites Category Fictional characters introduced ... more details
Image with inadequate rationale removed Image Aunt Esther.jpg right thumb Aunt Esther Infobox character name Esther Anderson caption Esther Winfield Anderson first List of Sanford and Son episodes The Big Party last Sanford TV series Here Comes the Bride Part Two gender Female occupation Deaconess spouse Woodrow Woody Anderson children Clifford Daniel Cliff Anderson son adopted relatives Elizabeth Winfield Sanford sister deceased br Flossie Winfield sister br Essie Winfield mother br Elroy Winfield father br Edgar brother in law br Jake brother in law br Ethel Winfield sister br Minnie Winfield sister br Elizabeth niece br Ellen Winfield sister br Hazel Winfield sister br Fred Sanford brother in law br Lamont Sanford nephew portrayer LaWanda Page creator Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin , based on Albert Steptoe created by Galton and Simpson Esther Winfield Anderson , known and feared as Aunt Esther , is a fictionalcharacter from the television series, Sanford and Son . She was played by actress LaWanda Page , a long time friend of the series star, Redd Foxx . Page was Foxx s first and only choice to play Esther. Foil for Foxx s character At first, Fred s main foil on the show was in his sister in law and Lamont s aunt, Ethel Beah Richards . Ethel s involvement in the Sanfords family squabbles lasted only midway through the second season, whereupon she was replaced with her more tart tongued sister, Esther. Fred and Esther s relationship as in laws went on to become a major part of the series legend, as each time Esther appeared, Fred would insult her and audiences were drawn to the show in greater numbers. Conversely, Esther s disdain for Fred stemmed back to when he and Elizabeth .... Character history Esther Anderson is the Bible toting sister in law of Fred G. Sanford Fred Sanford ... Fictional characters introduced in 1973 Category Sanford and Son characters Category Fictional African American people Category Fictional characters from California ... more details
down the Israeli fleet. Hamilton s character Hamilton displays very little personality throughout ... film DEFAULTSORT Hamilton, Carl Category Fictional secret agents and spies Category Fictional Swedish people Category Fictional navy personnel Category Fictional murderers Category Fictional counts and countesses Category Fictional characters introduced in 1986 da Carl Hamilton no Carl Hamilton nn ... more details
Joe Wilson is a fictionalcharacter appearing in several well known short stories by Australian writer Henry Lawson . Joe Wilson first appeared in wikisource Brighten s Sister in law Brighten s Sister in law , the first story Lawson wrote after his arrival to England, and the longest he had ever written up to that time. ref name Penguin The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories first published 1986 with an introduction by John Barnes, Camberwell, Victoria Penguin Books Australia, pp. 13, 224 5 ref It was first published in Blackwood s Magazine in November 1900. ref name Penguin Published Joe Wilson Stories class wikitable style margin auto Publication order vs. Chronological order Publication order Chronological order 1. wikisource Brighten s Sister in law Brighten s Sister in law 1. wikisource Joe Wilson s Courtship Joe Wilson s Courtship 2. A Double Buggy at Lahey Creek 2. wikisource Brighten s Sister in law Brighten s Sister in law 3. wikisource Water Them Geraniums Water Them Geraniums 3. wikisource Water Them Geraniums Water Them Geraniums 4. wikisource Joe Wilson s Courtship Joe Wilson s Courtship 4. A Double Buggy at Lahey Creek Publication wikisource Joe Wilson s Courtship Joe Wilson s Courtship was the final Joe Wilson story to have been written, though, chronologically, its events take place first. ref name Penguin In 1901, when all four stories were published in the collection Joe Wilson and His Mates , the stories were printed in order of narrative chronology. ref name Penguin After the fourth story, Lawson added the following note, under the title The Writer Wants to Say a Word Cquote IN writing the first sketch of the Joe Wilson series, which happened to be Brighten s Sister in law , I had an idea of making Joe Wilson a strong character. Whether he is or not, the reader must judge. It seems to me that the man s natural sentimental selfishness, good nature, softness , or weakness call it which you like developed ... more details
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