Rutherford Selig
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Rutherford Selig is a traveling peddler and “people finder” in August Wilson’s play *Joe Turner’s Come and Gone*, known for helping characters locate lost family members.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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peddler ⓘ people finder ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bertha Holly
NERFINISHED
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Bynum Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Herald Loomis NERFINISHED ⓘ Seth Holly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
African American history
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family separation and reunion ⓘ migration ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| createdBy | August Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicityInWork | white ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
African American theater
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAbility | finding missing people ⓘ |
| hasName | Rutherford Selig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | theater ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for searches for identity and family
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connector among characters ⓘ |
| occupation |
itinerant salesman
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traveling peddler ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
facilitates reunions of separated people
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helps characters locate lost family members ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1910s United States ⓘ |
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