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."
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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