Larry Vaughn
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Larry Vaughn is the fictional mayor of Amity Island in Peter Benchley’s "Jaws," best known for prioritizing the town’s tourism economy over public safety during a series of shark attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Vaughn canonical | 6 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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mayor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws
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Jaws ⓘ
surface form:
Jaws (1975 film)
Jaws (novel) ⓘ Jaws 2 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amity Island tourism industry
ⓘ
Amity town council ⓘ
surface form:
Amity Island town council
|
| characterTrait |
concerned with local economy
ⓘ
politically motivated ⓘ risk-minimizing in public statements ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Martin Brody
ⓘ
public safety officials in Amity Island ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Amity Island ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Jaws franchise ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Jaws (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaws (1974 novel)
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
Jaws
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaws (1975 film)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents political and economic pressure against safety precautions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposing beach closures in Amity Island
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prioritizing tourism over public safety during shark attacks ⓘ |
| occupation | mayor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Murray Hamilton ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of Amity Island ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | political obstacle to Chief Brody’s safety measures ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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