J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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J. Pierrepont Finch is the ambitious, charming window washer-turned-executive climber who comically schemes his way up the corporate ladder in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| J. Pierrepont Finch | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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musical theatre character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith | Bud Frump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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stage musical ⓘ |
| associatedWith | J.B. Biggley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | character in the 1952 book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Shepherd Mead ⓘ |
| centralConflict | balancing moral choices with desire for rapid corporate advancement ⓘ |
| characterArc | rises from low-level worker to top executive through manipulation and charm ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Abe Burrows
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Frank Loesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Weinstock NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | World Wide Wicket Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | 1961 Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | musical comedy ⓘ |
| goal | rise to the top of the World Wide Wicket Company ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
opportunistic
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quick-witted ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| laterBecomes | company executive ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | drives the main plot of the musical ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | satire of corporate ambition ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableSongAssociation |
How to Succeed
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I Believe in You NERFINISHED ⓘ The Company Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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window washer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
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charming ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Daniel Radcliffe
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Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Rosemary Pilkington | love interest GENERATED ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Rosemary Pilkington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City corporate office environment ⓘ |
| startsAs | window washer ⓘ |
| storyFunction | embodies critique of corporate ladder-climbing culture ⓘ |
| uses | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying self-help book within the story ⓘ |
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Robert Morse
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J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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