Dr. John Prentice

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Dr. John Prentice is the accomplished, idealistic Black physician whose interracial relationship with a white woman drives the central social and moral conflict in the film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."

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Dr. John Prentice canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American character
fictional character
film character
physician
appearsIn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
associatedWithTopic liberal social values
race relations in the United States
centralConflictIn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
characterIn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
characterTrait accomplished
idealistic
moral
principled
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
creator William Rose
ethnicity Black Americans
surface form: African American

Black
fiancéOf Joanna Drayton
filmGenreContext drama
romantic drama
gender male
hasRomanticPartner Joanna Drayton
introducedIn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
surface form: 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
languageOfWork English
medium cinema
moralFunctionInStory tests characters' racial attitudes
narrativeRole protagonist
notableFor challenging racial prejudice
interracial romance storyline
occupation doctor
physician
portrayedBy Sidney Poitier
professionSpecialization medicine
relativeTo Christina Drayton
Matt Drayton
romanticRelationshipType interracial relationship
settingPeriod 1960s
socialRoleInStory symbol of racial progress
themeInvolvement civil rights
interracial marriage
racial integration
workOfFictionType film

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner hasCharacter Dr. John Prentice
Christina Drayton interactsWith Dr. John Prentice
Joanna Drayton fiancé Dr. John Prentice
Joanna Drayton loveInterest Dr. John Prentice