Is He Dead?
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"Is He Dead?" is a comedic play by Mark Twain, later adapted for Broadway, about a struggling artist who fakes his own death to increase the value of his paintings.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage comedy ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life and legend of painter Jean-François Millet ⓘ |
| broadwayAdaptor | David Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDirector | Michael Blakemore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| broadwayLeadActor | Norbert Leo Butz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningTheatre | Lyceum Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Jean-François Millet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist who fakes his own death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| form | three-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean-François Millet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A struggling artist fakes his own death to increase the value of his paintings. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
artist
ⓘ
painter ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | Shelley Fisher Fishkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | France ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
art market
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posthumous fame ⓘ |
| theme |
art and commercial value
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deception ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| writer | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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