William Forrester

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William Forrester is a reclusive, Pulitzer Prize–winning author who forms an unlikely mentoring relationship with a gifted young writer in the film "Finding Forrester."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
fictional character
novelist
ageGroup elderly
appearsIn Finding Forrester NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Bronx basketball courts
Manhattan NERFINISHED
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize NERFINISHED
characterIn film
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Mike Rich NERFINISHED
fictionalEthnicity Scottish-American
fictionalUniverse Finding Forrester universe
filmGenreContext drama
firstAppearance Finding Forrester (2000 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
genre literary fiction
hasHobby watching neighborhood basketball games
hasPersonalityTrait intellectual
mentoring
reclusive
hasStudent Jamal Wallace NERFINISHED
hasThemeAssociation isolation
literary creation
mentorship
race and class
knownFor withdrawing from public life
writing a single acclaimed novel
languageOfCharacter English
literaryStatus canonized within the film's universe
medium film character
mentors Jamal Wallace NERFINISHED
modeOfInstruction one-on-one writing mentorship
narrativeRole mentor
notableWork Avalon Landing NERFINISHED
occupation author
writer
partOf Finding Forrester cast of characters
partOfWorkDirectedBy Gus Van Sant NERFINISHED
plotFunction confronts his own fears and isolation
helps develop Jamal Wallace's writing talent
portrayedBy Sean Connery NERFINISHED
relationshipWith Jamal Wallace NERFINISHED
residence Bronx NERFINISHED
New York City
roleInWork protagonist
screenDebutYear 2000
scriptedBy Mike Rich NERFINISHED

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Finding Forrester mainCharacter William Forrester