Colonel Pickering
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Colonel Pickering is a courteous, retired British officer who serves as Professor Henry Higgins’s kindly friend and moral counterbalance in the film "My Fair Lady."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Pickering canonical | 4 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
character in My Fair Lady (1964 film)
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character in My Fair Lady (stage musical) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
My Fair Lady (1964 film)
NERFINISHED
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My Fair Lady (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pygmalion (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | phonetics ⓘ |
| basedOn | Colonel Hugh Pickering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courteous
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gentlemanly ⓘ kind ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Professor Henry Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Pygmalion (1913 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Professor Henry Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film character
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stage musical character ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | retired British Army officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedByIn | Wilfrid Hyde-White in My Fair Lady (1964 film) ⓘ |
| relationshipToElizaDoolittle |
benefactor
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supportive mentor figure ⓘ |
| residence | London (in the story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
provides contrast to Henry Higgins’s brusque behavior
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supports Eliza Doolittle’s education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | moral counterbalance to Professor Henry Higgins ⓘ |
| shows | consideration for Eliza Doolittle’s feelings ⓘ |
| treats | Eliza Doolittle with respect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.