Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

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U.S. Cavalry officer fictional character film character

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is the tough, duty-bound U.S. Cavalry officer played by John Wayne in the 1950 Western film "Rio Grande," where he struggles to balance military obligations with strained family relationships.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Cavalry officer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
adaptedForFilmBy	John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait	disciplined ⓘ duty-bound ⓘ stoic ⓘ tough ⓘ
countryOfFictionalService	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	James Warner Bellah NERFINISHED ⓘ
duty	maintain military discipline ⓘ protect frontier settlements ⓘ
facesConflict	balancing military obligations with family ties ⓘ
familyRole	father ⓘ husband ⓘ
fictionalConflict	Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmDirector	John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1950 ⓘ
fullName	Kirby Yorke NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	Western film ⓘ
hasStrainedRelationshipWith	his son ⓘ his wife ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
partOf	John Ford cavalry trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy	John Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryTheme	conflict between duty and family ⓘ
rank	Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
responsibility	command of a cavalry outpost ⓘ
setting	post–American Civil War frontier ⓘ
similarCharacterTo	Captain Kirby York from Fort Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Rio Grande → mainCharacter → Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke ⓘ

subject surface form: Rio Grande (1950 film)