Janet Salter – Hope Lange

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Janet Salter, portrayed by Hope Lange in the groundbreaking 1972 TV movie "That Certain Summer," is the sympathetic ex-wife who helps navigate the emotional fallout of her former husband's coming out to their teenage son.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
appearsIn That Certain Summer NERFINISHED
appearsInGenreContext early American television portrayal of gay themes
associatedWithTheme acceptance
coming out
divorce
family relationships
parent–child relationships
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
emotionalStanceTowardDoug supportive
emotionalStanceTowardNick protective
genreOfWork drama
hasChild Nick Salter NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Doug Salter NERFINISHED
helpsCharacter Doug Salter NERFINISHED
Nick Salter NERFINISHED
medium television film
narrativeFunction helps navigate emotional fallout of ex-husband’s coming out
partOf That Certain Summer characters
portrayedBy Hope Lange NERFINISHED
relationshipToDougSalter former wife
relationshipToNickSalter mother
roleInStory sympathetic ex-wife
subjectOf LGBT-themed television film
yearOfWork 1972

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That Certain Summer characterPortrayedBy Janet Salter – Hope Lange