Clay Spencer
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Clay Spencer is the hardworking, family-oriented patriarch at the center of the novel and film "Spencer's Mountain," whose character later inspired the father figure in the television series "The Waltons."
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Spencer's Mountain"
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novel "Spencer's Mountain" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
"Spencer's Mountain" (1961 novel)
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"Spencer's Mountain" (1963 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
family-oriented
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hardworking ⓘ |
| createdBy | Earl Hamner Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole |
father
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husband ⓘ |
| inspired |
character John Walton Sr.
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father figure in television series "The Waltons" ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Earl Hamner Jr.'s own father (Clay Spencer as semi-autobiographical figure) ⓘ |
| inUniverseFamilyName | Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in "Spencer's Mountain" ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
devoted to his children
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devoted to his wife ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Spencer family ⓘ |
| settingContext | lives in a rural mountain community ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family life
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rural American life ⓘ working-class struggles ⓘ |
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