Ray Kinsella

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Ray Kinsella is the fictional Iowa farmer in the film "Field of Dreams" who hears a mysterious voice urging him to build a baseball field in his cornfield, setting the story’s magical events in motion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf farmer
fictional character
film character
appearsIn Field of Dreams NERFINISHED
Shoeless Joe (novel) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
Shoeless Joe Jackson NERFINISHED
ghost baseball players
basedOn Ray Kinsella (novel character) NERFINISHED
builds baseball diamond in his cornfield
baseball field
characterArc overcomes skepticism to follow a mystical calling
child Karin Kinsella NERFINISHED
conflict financial risk from building the field
strained relationship with his late father
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Phil Alden Robinson NERFINISHED
W. P. Kinsella NERFINISHED
filmDirectorContext Phil Alden Robinson NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYearContext 1989
filmTitleContext Field of Dreams NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn fantasy drama film
hasVisionOf baseball field in his cornfield
hears mysterious voice
medium film
literature
motivatedBy mysterious voice
narrativeRole protagonist
notableQuoteContext If you build it, he will come
novelPublicationYearContext 1982
novelTitleContext Shoeless Joe NERFINISHED
occupation farmer
portrayedBy Kevin Costner NERFINISHED
relative John Kinsella NERFINISHED
residence Iowa NERFINISHED
resolution reunites with the spirit of his father on the field
setting Iowa corn farm
sportAssociatedWith baseball
spouse Annie Kinsella NERFINISHED
themeInStory faith
reconciliation with his father
redemption

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Field of Dreams mainCharacter Ray Kinsella