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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. John Prentice canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American character
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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
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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
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Joanna Drayton ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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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
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interracial marriage ⓘ racial integration ⓘ |
| workOfFictionType | film ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.