John "Plato" Crawford in Rebel Without a Cause
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John "Plato" Crawford is the sensitive, troubled teenage friend of James Dean’s character in the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, often interpreted as one of the earliest queer-coded characters in mainstream American cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John "Plato" Crawford in Rebel Without a Cause canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1955 film Rebel Without a Cause
NERFINISHED
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Rebel Without a Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor | James Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | troubled youth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
sensitive
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troubled ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAge | teenager ⓘ |
| friendOf | Jim Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext |
drama
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teen drama ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
adolescent identity
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alienation ⓘ juvenile delinquency ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | queer-coded character ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | friend of Jim Stark ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest queer-coded characters in mainstream American cinema ⓘ |
| partOf | Rebel Without a Cause cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sal Mineo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | devoted companion ⓘ |
| screenWriterOfWork | Stewart Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 1955 ⓘ |
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