Chance Wayne

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Chance Wayne is an ambitious but troubled young drifter and gigolo in Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth," whose desperate pursuit of lost fame and love drives the story's tragic events.

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Chance Wayne canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Sweet Bird of Youth NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation 1962 film Sweet Bird of Youth NERFINISHED
associatedWith Heavenly Finley NERFINISHED
Princess Kosmonopolis NERFINISHED
conflictWith Boss Finley NERFINISHED
createdInYear 1959
creator Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED
dramaticGenre Southern Gothic drama
experiences moral decline
physical danger
fictionalUniverse Sweet Bird of Youth NERFINISHED
firstAppearance play Sweet Bird of Youth
gender male
hasAlias Chance NERFINISHED
hasCharacterArc rise and fall in pursuit of stardom
hasPersonalityTrait ambitious
desperate
manipulative
romantic
troubled
homeTown St. Cloud, Florida NERFINISHED
inLoveWith Heavenly Finley NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium stage play
narrativeFunction protagonist of Sweet Bird of Youth
nationality American
occupation drifter
gigolo
playsRoleIn tragic events of Sweet Bird of Youth
portrayedBy Paul Newman NERFINISHED
various stage actors
primaryMotivation pursuit of fame
pursuit of lost youth
reclaiming lost love
relationshipTypeWith Heavenly Finley tragic romance GENERATED
relationshipTypeWith Princess Kosmonopolis exploitative partnership GENERATED
seeks Hollywood stardom
social status
setIn American South NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement corruption
illusion versus reality
lost youth
sexual exploitation

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Sweet Bird of Youth mainCharacter Chance Wayne
Sweet Bird of Youth protagonist Chance Wayne