Martha Strabel Van Cleve

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Martha Strabel Van Cleve is the witty, down-to-earth heroine of the 1943 Ernst Lubitsch film "Heaven Can Wait," whose life and marriage are central to the story’s romantic and comedic themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Heaven Can Wait NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED
appearsWith Grandfather Hugo Van Cleve NERFINISHED
Henry Van Cleve NERFINISHED
Hugo Van Cleve NERFINISHED
Marius NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Birthday (play by Leslie Bush-Fekete) NERFINISHED
centralTo comedic themes of Heaven Can Wait (1943 film)
romantic themes of Heaven Can Wait (1943 film)
characterTrait down-to-earth
witty
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED
filmDirectorOfWork Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED
filmDistributorOfWork 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
filmGenreOfWork fantasy comedy
romantic fantasy
filmProducerOfWork Ernst Lubitsch NERFINISHED
filmRuntimeOfWork 112 minutes
filmStudioOfWork 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
genreOfWork romantic comedy film
hasFamilyName Van Cleve NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Martha NERFINISHED
hasMaidenName Strabel NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Henry Van Cleve NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium cinema
narrativeFocus family life
marriage
romantic relationships
narrativeRole heroine
protagonist
notableFor down-to-earth attitude
loyalty to Henry Van Cleve
witty dialogue
partOf Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED
partOfFictionalUniverse Heaven Can Wait universe NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Gene Tierney NERFINISHED
settingOfCharacterLife New York City NERFINISHED
spouseIn Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfStory early 20th century
late 19th century
workReleaseDate 1943-08-11
yearOfFirstAppearance 1943

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Heaven Can Wait mainCharacter Martha Strabel Van Cleve