Diesel (West Side Story)
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Diesel is a supporting character in the musical "West Side Story," portrayed as one of the Jets gang members and a close associate of their leader, Riff.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diesel | 0 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ stage musical character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Jets gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
West Side Story
NERFINISHED
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West Side Story (1957 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
A-Rab
NERFINISHED
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Action ⓘ Baby John NERFINISHED ⓘ Riff NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Jets core group ⓘ |
| basedOn | one of the boys in Romeo and Juliet’s Montague faction (loosely) ⓘ |
| closeTo | Riff ⓘ |
| conflictsWithGroup | Sharks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForWorkBy |
Arthur Laurents
NERFINISHED
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Jerome Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | West Side Story universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
musical theatre
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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stage ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | member of Riff’s inner circle in the Jets ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfWorkAppearedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorkAppearedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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