Nicely-Nicely Johnson
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Nicely-Nicely Johnson is a jovial, comic gambler and sidekick character from the musical "Guys and Dolls," known for the showstopping number "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat."
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic sidekick
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fictional character ⓘ gambler ⓘ musical theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Guys and Dolls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guys and Dolls (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | crap games ⓘ |
| associatedWorkType | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters from Damon Runyon stories ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comic
ⓘ
good-natured ⓘ jovial ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Abe Burrows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Loesser NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Swerling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Guys and Dolls (1950 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comic relief in Guys and Dolls
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song Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
support to protagonist gamblers ⓘ |
| notableSongInShow | Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | gambler ⓘ |
| performsSong | Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character in Guys and Dolls ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| sidekickOf | Nathan Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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