Doc

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Doc is the laid-back, marijuana-smoking private investigator protagonist of Thomas Pynchon's novel "Inherent Vice."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
adaptedAsCharacterIn film Inherent Vice
appearsIn Inherent Vice NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme California noir NERFINISHED
counterculture
drug culture
paranoia
authorNationality American
characterTrait laid-back
stoner
creator Thomas Pynchon NERFINISHED
familyName Sportello NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Inherent Vice universe NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Paul Thomas Anderson NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel Inherent Vice
firstPublicationDateOfWork 2009
fullName Larry Sportello NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Larry NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryGenreOfWork comic noir
crime novel
literaryMovement postmodern literature
narrativeRole point-of-view character
nationality American
nickname Doc
notableCharacteristic frequent cannabis use
hippie appearance
occupation detective
private investigator
portrayedBy Joaquin Phoenix NERFINISHED
professionDetail unlicensed private eye
publisherOfFirstEditionWork Penguin Press NERFINISHED
residence Gordita Beach NERFINISHED
Los Angeles County NERFINISHED
romanticRelationshipWith Shasta Fay Hepworth NERFINISHED
settingOfActivities Los Angeles NERFINISHED
Southern California NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFictionalWork early 1970s
late 1960s
usesDrug marijuana
workOfFictionGenre detective fiction
noir fiction

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