Hoke Colburn
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Hoke Colburn is the kind, patient African-American chauffeur whose evolving friendship with an elderly Jewish woman forms the emotional core of the play and film "Driving Miss Daisy."
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ theater character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Driving Miss Daisy (1989 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationshipWith | Daisy Werthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalCoreOf | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Daisy Werthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Driving Miss Daisy (play, 1987) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | chauffeur ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
kind
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loyal ⓘ patient ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Brock Peters
NERFINISHED
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James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan Freeman (1989 film adaptation) ⓘ Morgan Freeman (stage production) ⓘ |
| religionContextOfStory | Judaism and Christianity in the American South ⓘ |
| setting | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
aging and dignity
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friendship across social boundaries ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century American South ⓘ |
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