Jane Osgood

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Jane Osgood is the plucky small-town widow and lobster business owner who battles a powerful railroad company in the 1959 romantic comedy film "It Happened to Jane."

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
ally George Denham NERFINISHED
Her children
appearsIn It Happened to Jane NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme community solidarity
female entrepreneurship
small business versus big corporation
widowhood and starting over
businessType lobster shipping business
characterTrait determined
independent
plucky
resourceful
conflict battle with a powerful railroad company
countryOfResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Max Wilk NERFINISHED
Norman Katkov NERFINISHED
createdFor It Happened to Jane NERFINISHED
demographic single mother
filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn Richard Quine NERFINISHED
filmStudioOfWorkAppearedIn Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED
gender female
genreOfWorkAppearedIn romantic comedy film
hasChild Billy Osgood NERFINISHED
Julie Osgood NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
legalAction lawsuit against the railroad company
mainAdversary Eastern & Portland Railroad Company NERFINISHED
Harry Foster Malone NERFINISHED
maritalStatus widow
medium film
narrativeRole protagonist
notableAction sues the railroad for damages to her lobster shipment
notableScene commandeers a train to ship her lobsters
occupation lobster business owner
small business owner
portrayedBy Doris Day NERFINISHED
residence small town in Maine
romanticInterest George Denham NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity Cape Anne, Maine NERFINISHED
symbolizes the struggle of small-town individuals against big business
targetOfCorporatePressure Eastern & Portland Railroad Company NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfStory 1950s
transportModeInConflict railroad
yearOfWorkRelease 1959

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It Happened to Jane mainCharacter Jane Osgood