Blanche Hudson

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Blanche Hudson is a former Hollywood film star and the paraplegic sister in the psychological horror film "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," whose fraught relationship with her sibling drives the story's suspense and tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? NERFINISHED
causeOfDisability car accident (as depicted in the story)
centralConflict fraught relationship with her sister Baby Jane Hudson
characterStatusAtStartOfFilm retired film star
characterType tragic figure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
emotionalStateDuringFilm desperation
fear
resignation
fictionalUniverse What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (universe) NERFINISHED
firstAppearance What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film) NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn psychological horror film
hasSibling Baby Jane Hudson NERFINISHED
medicalCondition paraplegia
medium film
mobilityStatus wheelchair user
narrativeRole protagonist
victim
notableFor being a former Hollywood film star
occupation film actress
portrayedBy Joan Crawford NERFINISHED
primarySettingOfStory shared Hollywood mansion with Baby Jane Hudson
relationshipToFame former Hollywood celebrity
siblingRelationshipType sister
themeInvolvingCharacter abuse and control
guilt and responsibility
sibling rivalry

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