Tom Chaney

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Tom Chaney is the fugitive outlaw who murders Mattie Ross’s father and becomes the central target of her quest for vengeance in the film "True Grit" (2010).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Lucky Ned Pepper's gang
appearsIn True Grit (novel)
surface form: True Grit

True Grit (2010 film)
appearsInAdaptationOf True Grit (novel)
surface form: True Grit (novel by Charles Portis)
appearsInGenre Western film
appearsInLanguage English
basedOn Tom Chaney (True Grit novel character)
causeOf Mattie Ross's quest for vengeance
createdBy Charles Portis
filmReleaseYear 2010
firstAppearance True Grit (novel)
genreContext revenge narrative
kills Frank Ross
Mattie Ross's father
narrativeFunction catalyst for main plot
notableAction murder of Mattie Ross's father
occupation outlaw
portrayedBy Josh Brolin
pursuedBy LaBoeuf
Mattie Ross
Rooster Cogburn
roleInPlot antagonist
setting Old West
surface form: American Old West

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True Grit (2010 film) character Tom Chaney
True Grit (novel) featuresCharacter Tom Chaney
subject surface form: True Grit
LaBoeuf pursues Tom Chaney
Mattie Ross pursues Tom Chaney
True Grit (1969 film) character Tom Chaney