Cory Maxson

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Cory Maxson is the teenage son of Troy Maxson in the film "Fences" (2016), whose aspirations for a football career bring him into conflict with his father's rigid expectations and past disappointments.

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Label Occurrences
Cory Maxson canonical 4
Cory Maxson (stage play character) 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedFrom Fences (2016 film)
surface form: Fences (play)
appearsIn Fences (2016 film)
surface form: Fences

Fences (2016 film)
appearsInGenre drama film
basedOn Cory Maxson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cory Maxson (stage play character)
conflictCause Troy Maxson's past disappointments in sports
Troy Maxson's rigid expectations
his desire to play football
conflictsWith Troy Maxson
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator August Wilson
familyName Maxson
gender male
givenName Cory
hasFather Troy Maxson
hasGoal to play college football
to pursue a football career
hasHalfBrother Lyons Maxson
hasMother Rose Maxson
hasUncle Gabriel Maxson
languageOfWorkOrName English
mediumOfAppearance feature film
narrativeRole Troy Maxson's teenage son
source of generational conflict
occupation high school student
partOf Fences (2016 film)
surface form: Fences (franchise)
portrayedBy Jovan Adepo
setInPeriod 1950s Pittsburgh
sport American football

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Fences (2016 film) mainCharacter Cory Maxson
Troy Maxson hasChild Cory Maxson
Troy Maxson conflictWith Cory Maxson
Cory Maxson basedOn Cory Maxson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cory Maxson (stage play character)
Rose Maxson parentOf Cory Maxson