Laurey Williams

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Laurey Williams is the spirited young farm girl who serves as the romantic heroine in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
musical theatre character
stage character
appearsIn Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
associatedWithSong Many a New Day
Out of My Dreams
People Will Say We're in Love
basedOn Laurey Williams self-linksurface differs
surface form: Laurey (character in the play Green Grow the Lilacs)
centralThemeRelation frontier life in Oklahoma Territory
rural courtship
countryOfFictionalResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers
engagedTo Curly McLain
firstAppearance Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! (1943 stage musical)
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearedIn musical theatre
romantic musical
hasFictionalEthnicity white American
hasFictionalRelative Aunt Eller
hasLoveInterest Curly McLain
languageOfWork English
marriedTo Curly McLain
mediumOfAppearance film adaptation of Oklahoma!
stage musical
narrativeFunction love interest
protagonist
occupation farm girl
partOfFranchise Oklahoma! (stage production)
surface form: Oklahoma! franchise
personalityTrait independent
spirited
stubborn
portrayedIn1943OriginalBroadwayProductionBy Joan Roberts
portrayedIn1955FilmAdaptationBy Shirley Jones
pursuedBy Curly McLain
Jud Fry
residesOn Aunt Eller
surface form: Aunt Eller's farm
roleInWork leading female character
romantic heroine
settingOfActivity Oklahoma Territory
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting early 20th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oklahoma! (stage production) featuresCharacter Laurey Williams
subject surface form: Oklahoma!
Green Grow the Lilacs hasMainCharacter Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey
Curly McLain loveInterest Laurey Williams
Curly McLain hasRomanticRelationshipWith Laurey Williams
Oklahoma! (1955 film) featuresCharacter Laurey Williams
Aunt Eller hasRelationship Laurey Williams
Many a New Day sungByCharacter Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey
Many a New Day sungByCharacterInWork Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey in Oklahoma!
Many a New Day performedBy Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey (character)
Jud Fry inLoveWith Laurey Williams
Jud Fry hasUnrequitedLoveFor Laurey Williams
Jud Fry threatens Laurey Williams
Laurey Williams basedOn Laurey Williams self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Laurey (character in the play Green Grow the Lilacs)
Out of My Dreams associatedCharacter Laurey Williams
Out of My Dreams sungByCharacter Laurey Williams
Joan Roberts notableRole Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey
Shirley Jones role Laurey Williams
this entity surface form: Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (1955 film)
Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (original Broadway production) hasObsessionWith Laurey Williams
subject surface form: Jud Fry
this entity surface form: Laurey