fictionalized portrayal of real person
C9422
concept
A fictionalized portrayal of a real person is a narrative representation that alters or embellishes factual details of an actual individual’s life, personality, or experiences for creative or dramatic purposes.
All labels observed (25)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fictionalized portrayal | 7 |
| fictionalized portrayal of real person canonical | 7 |
| fictional representation of a real person | 5 |
| fictionalized depiction of real person | 5 |
| fictionalized version of real person | 4 |
| fictional depiction of a historical figure | 3 |
| fictional representation of biblical figure | 3 |
| fictional representation of real person | 3 |
| fictionalized portrayal of a historical figure | 3 |
| fictionalizedPerson | 3 |
| fictional portrayal of a real person | 2 |
| fictionalized depiction | 2 |
| fictionalized depiction of a real person | 2 |
| fictionalized depiction of historical figure | 2 |
| Fictionalized self-portrayal | 1 |
| fictional portrayal of historical person | 1 |
| fictional representation of a historical figure | 1 |
| fictionalized biographical sketch | 1 |
| fictionalized biography | 1 |
| fictionalized depiction of a historical figure | 1 |
| fictionalized portrait | 1 |
| fictionalized portrayal of historical person | 1 |
| fictionalized self | 1 |
| fictionalized-portrayal-of-real-person | 1 |
| real person depicted in literature | 1 |
Instances (62)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Brendan McDonough in Only the Brave
surface form:
Brendan McDonough (Only the Brave)
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fictionalized depiction of real person |
| Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials | fictionalized portrayal of historical person |
| Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln | fictionalized depiction of a historical figure |
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Isobel Lennart
surface form:
Fanny Brice
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— |
| Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus | fictionalized portrayal of a historical figure |
| Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey | fictionalized depiction of real person |
| The Balcony (figure in Manet’s painting) | fictionalized portrait |
| Bonnie Clutter | real person depicted in literature |
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Lennie James as Joe Brown
surface form:
Joe Brown
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fictionalizedPerson |
| Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout | fictionalized portrayal |
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Captain Edward Smith in Titanic
surface form:
Captain Edward Smith (Titanic, 1997 film)
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fictionalized depiction of a real person |
| Tobias "Toby" Wolff | fictionalized self |
| David Thewlis as Paul Verlaine | fictional representation of a real person |
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Harvey Pekar in American Splendor
surface form:
Harvey Pekar (American Splendor character)
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fictionalized version of real person |
| Vera Brittain in Parade’s End | fictionalized portrayal |
| Margaret Thatcher in The Crown | — |
| Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (The King’s Speech) | fictional depiction of a historical figure |
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Brian Banks in Brian Banks
surface form:
Brian Banks (film character)
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fictionalized version of real person |
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Cinqué in Amistad
surface form:
Cinqué (Amistad)
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fictional representation of a real person |
| Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon | fictionalized portrayal |
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Charles Ingram in Quiz
surface form:
Charles Ingram (Quiz)
|
fictionalized portrayal |
| Winston Churchill in The Crown | fictionalized depiction of historical figure |
| Curly Howard as the childlike stooge | Fictionalized self-portrayal |
| Alan Ladd as Jim Bowie | fictional representation of a historical figure |
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Everlyn Sampi
surface form:
Molly Craig
|
fictional representation of a real person |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello | fictionalized portrayal |
| Aileen Wuornos in Monster | — |
| Queen Anne in The Favourite | fictional depiction of a historical figure |
| Harold Macmillan in The Crown | fictionalized depiction |
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Mary
surface form:
Mary (For the Time Being)
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fictional representation of biblical figure |
| Carlos the Jackal in Carlos | fictionalized portrayal |
| Winston Churchill in Into the Storm | fictionalized portrayal of a historical figure |
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Chris Kyle in American Sniper
surface form:
Chris Kyle (American Sniper)
|
fictionalized-portrayal-of-real-person |
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George Woolf in the film “Seabiscuit”
surface form:
George Woolf (Seabiscuit film character)
|
fictional representation of real person |
| Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami... | — |
| Giulia Farnese – Lotte Verbeek | fictionalized depiction of historical figure |
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John O’Neill in The Looming Tower
surface form:
John O’Neill (The Looming Tower)
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fictionalized depiction of real person |
| El atroz redentor Lazarus Morell | fictionalized biographical sketch |
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Martin Luther in "Luther"
surface form:
Martin Luther (Luther film character)
|
fictional representation of a real person |
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The Bride / Mary Shelley in "Bride of Frankenstein"
surface form:
Mary Shelley (character in "Bride of Frankenstein")
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fictionalized depiction of real person |
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Howard Simons in All the President's Men
surface form:
Howard Simons (All the President's Men)
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fictionalized depiction of a real person |
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"Pauline" in A Moveable Feast
surface form:
Pauline
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fictionalizedPerson |
| Abraham Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois | fictionalized portrayal of a historical figure |
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Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune
surface form:
Claus von Bülow (Reversal of Fortune)
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fictionalized version of real person |
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Kylie Rogers as Anna Beam
surface form:
Anna Beam
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fictionalizedPerson |
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Queen Mary in "The King’s Speech"
surface form:
Queen Mary (The King’s Speech)
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fictional depiction of a historical figure |
| Blonde (novel) | fictionalized biography |
| Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi – Laurence Olivier | fictionalized depiction |
| Altheia Jones-LeCointe in Small Axe: Mangrove | fictionalized portrayal |
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Major Ernst John von Freyend in Valkyrie
surface form:
Major Ernst John von Freyend (Valkyrie)
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fictional representation of a real person |