Flora Robson as Ellen Dean
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Flora Robson as Ellen Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the housekeeper and narrator Ellen (Nelly) Dean in the 1939 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting performance
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| actressNationality | British ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Wuthering Heights (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward | Wuthering Heights (1939 film) Academy Award nominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ellen Dean from the novel Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Emily Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Wuthering Heights (1847 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Ellen Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlsoKnownAs | Nelly Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| characterRoleInPlot |
observer of Earnshaw and Linton families
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storyteller recounting past events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReceived | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| genre |
literary adaptation
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
housekeeper
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narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
framing the story of Heathcliff and Cathy
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voice-over narration in the 1939 film ⓘ |
| partOfCastWith |
David Niven as Edgar Linton
NERFINISHED
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Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Oberon as Cathy Earnshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Flora Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
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Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Wuthering Heights (house)
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | Gothic novel ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
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