Dr. John Markway

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fictional character film character paranormal investigator

Dr. John Markway is a paranormal investigator and central protagonist in the 1963 horror film "The Haunting," leading a research expedition into the mysterious Hill House.

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Dr. John Markway canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
paranormal investigator ⓘ
adaptedFromWorkBy Shirley Jackson ⓘ
appearsIn The Haunting ⓘ
surface form: The Haunting (1963 film)
appearsInFranchise The Haunting ⓘ
surface form: The Haunting (film series)
appearsInGenre gothic horror ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Hill House ⓘ
basedOn Dr. John Montague ⓘ
characterOrigin film adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Robert Wise ⓘ
employerOrAffiliation university (unnamed in film) ⓘ
familyName Markway ⓘ
fieldOfStudy parapsychology ⓘ
psychical research ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork Robert Wise ⓘ
filmScreenwriterOfWork Nelson Gidding ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn horror film ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasSpouseInFilm Grace Markway ⓘ
hasTitle Doctor ⓘ
inspiredByWork novel "The Haunting of Hill House" ⓘ
surface form: The Haunting of Hill House (novel)
investigates hauntings ⓘ
paranormal phenomena ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
leadsInvestigationAt Hill House ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
notableFor attempting a scientific approach to ghostly phenomena ⓘ
leading a research expedition into Hill House ⓘ
occupation paranormal investigator ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
personalityTrait curious ⓘ
determined ⓘ
rational ⓘ
portrayedBy Richard Johnson ⓘ
primaryGoal scientifically document supernatural events at Hill House ⓘ
roleIn The Haunting ⓘ
surface form: The Haunting (1963 film)
settingOfActivity New England (implied setting of Hill House) ⓘ
worksWithCharacter Eleanor Vance ⓘ
Luke Sanderson ⓘ
Theodora ⓘ
yearOfFilmRelease 1963 ⓘ

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The Haunting → mainCharacter → Dr. John Markway ⓘ
subject surface form: The Haunting (1963 film)
Theodora → invitedBy → Dr. John Markway ⓘ
Luke Sanderson → appearsAlongsideCharacter → Dr. John Markway ⓘ