Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd

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Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is the aging Civil War veteran and itinerant news reader who becomes an unlikely guardian to a young orphaned girl in the novel and film "News of the World."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
protagonist
activityLocation Northern Texas towns
Texas
adaptationFrom News of the World
surface form: News of the World (novel)
ageDescriptor aging
appearsIn News of the World
surface form: News of the World (film)

News of the World
surface form: News of the World (novel)
characterRole guardian
conflict American Civil War
creator Paulette Jiles
familyName Kidd
fictionalUniverse News of the World
filmReleaseYear 2020 (for film appearance)
fullName Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jefferson Kyle Kidd
gender male
givenName Jefferson
guardianOf Johanna Leonberger
hasChild two deceased daughters
languageOfCharacter English
literaryGenre Western fiction
maritalStatus widower
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
militaryRank Captain
nationality American
notableAction reads newspapers aloud to paying audiences
undertakes dangerous journey across Texas
novelPublicationYear 2016 (for novel appearance)
occupation former printer
itinerant reader
news reader
personalityTrait compassionate
honorable
stoic
portrayedBy Tom Hanks
primaryThemeAssociation found family
healing after war
redemption
rescues Johanna Leonberger
spouse Maria Kidd
timePeriod Reconstruction era
transportMission returns Johanna Leonberger to surviving relatives
weapon pistol

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News of the World character Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd fullName Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd self-linksurface differs
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Johanna Leonberger associatedWithCharacter Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd