Walter Burns
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Walter Burns is the fast-talking, manipulative newspaper editor at the center of the classic newsroom comedy "The Front Page."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Burns canonical | 3 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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newspaper editor ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Front Page ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
journalism
ⓘ
newspaper business ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Front Page ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Ben Hecht
ⓘ
Charles MacArthur ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fast-talking
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manipulative ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Front Page
ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (1928)
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
newsroom comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Front Page
ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (1931 film)
His Girl Friday ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (1940 film adaptation His Girl Friday, gender-swapped dynamics)
The Front Page ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (1974 film)
|
| hasPersonalityTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives plot through schemes ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
ethics of journalism
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manipulation of news for personal ends ⓘ sensationalism in the press ⓘ |
| occupation | newspaper editor ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
Adolphe Menjou
ⓘ
Cary Grant (as a reworked version in His Girl Friday) ⓘ Walter Matthau ⓘ |
| roleInStory | central character ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Chicago newspaper office ⓘ |
| workBasedOn |
The Front Page
ⓘ
surface form:
The Front Page (1928 play)
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.