Eileen McKenney
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Eileen McKenney was an American woman whose life and personality inspired her sister Ruth McKenney’s popular stories that became the basis for the play, film, and musical adaptations of "My Sister Eileen."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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inspiration for fictional character ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Broadway
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Hollywood film adaptations ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aviation accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fictionalCounterpart | Eileen Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | autobiographical humor ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | secretary ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Ruth McKenney
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her husband ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
film My Sister Eileen (1942)
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film My Sister Eileen (1955) NERFINISHED ⓘ musical Wonderful Town NERFINISHED ⓘ play My Sister Eileen ⓘ short stories My Sister Eileen ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | her own life and personality ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
My Sister Eileen (films)
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My Sister Eileen (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ My Sister Eileen (stories) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonderful Town (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Eileen McKenney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death in a plane crash ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the real-life sister Eileen in My Sister Eileen ⓘ |
| notableWork | inspiration for the stories in My Sister Eileen ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
Greenwich Village
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New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Ruth McKenney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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