Waring Hudsucker
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Waring Hudsucker is a fictional industrial magnate whose dramatic death sets the plot in motion in the Coen brothers’ film "The Hudsucker Proxy."
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ industrial magnate ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hudsucker Proxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Hudsucker Industries board of directors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ethan Coen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joel Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Raimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Hudsucker Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | The Hudsucker Proxy universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | The Hudsucker Proxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | jumped from the top floor of Hudsucker Industries building ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
motivates appointment of Norville Barnes
ⓘ
sets off succession crisis at Hudsucker Industries ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for main plot ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charles Durning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of Hudsucker Industries
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president of Hudsucker Industries ⓘ |
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