Katie Coates in Old Yeller

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Katie Coates in Old Yeller is the frontier mother of the Coates family, whose strength, warmth, and resilience help anchor the emotional heart of the classic 1957 Disney film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn 1957 film Old Yeller
Old Yeller
basedOn character from the novel Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
child Arliss Coates
Travis Coates
countryOfOriginOfWork United States
familyName Coates
fictionalUniverse Old Yeller universe
genreOfWork Western drama
family film
givenName Katie
hasQuality resilient
strong
warm
medium live-action film
narrativeFunction emotional anchor of the film
notableWork Old Yeller
occupation frontier housewife
homesteader
portrayedBy Dorothy McGuire
productionCompanyOfWork Walt Disney Productions NERFINISHED
residence Coates family farm
roleInStory frontier mother
matriarch of the Coates family
setting Texas frontier
spouse Jim Coates
yearOfWorkRelease 1957

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dorothy McGuire
portrayed

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