Curly McLain

E8649

fictional character male character stage musical character

Curly McLain is the charming cowboy protagonist of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!"

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → male character → stage musical character →
adaptationAppearance	1955 film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" →
appearsIn	Oklahoma! →
basedOn	Curly (character in the play "Green Grow the Lilacs") →
centralThemeRelation	American frontier life → romantic love → rural community →
characterTrait	charming → confident → romantic →
countryOfFictionalOrigin	United States →
createdBy	Oscar Hammerstein II → Richard Rodgers →
firstAppearance	stage musical "Oklahoma!" (1943) →
genreOfWorkAppearsIn	musical theatre →
hasFictionalResidence	a ranch near Laurey Williams's farm →
hasPersonalityArchetype	cowboy hero →
hasRival	Jud Fry →
hasRomanticRelationshipWith	Laurey Williams →
hasStageVoiceType	baritone →
isTitleCharacterOfSong	"Curly's Song" sections in "Oklahoma!" score →
languageOfCharacter	English →
loveInterest	Laurey Williams →
medium	film → stage →
narrativeFunction	hero → romantic lead →
occupation	cowboy →
partOf	Rodgers and Hammerstein character roster →
portrayedBy	Alfred Drake → Gordon MacRae →
roleInWork	protagonist of "Oklahoma!" →
settingOfActivity	Oklahoma Territory →
singsSong	Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' → Oklahoma! → People Will Say We're in Love → Pore Jud Is Daid → The Surrey with the Fringe on Top →
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting	early 20th century →
workAuthor	Rodgers and Hammerstein →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oklahoma! → Oklahoma! (1955 film) →	featuresCharacter
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' → People Will Say We're in Love →	sungByCharacter
Curly McLain ("Curly (character in the play "Green Grow the Lilacs")") →	basedOn
Pore Jud Is Daid →	characterSinging
Laurey Williams →	engagedTo
Laurey Williams →	hasLoveInterest
Green Grow the Lilacs ("Curly") →	hasMainCharacter
Aunt Eller →	hasRelationship
Jud Fry →	hasRival
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' →	introducedByCharacter
Laurey Williams →	marriedTo
The Surrey with the Fringe on Top →	originallySungByCharacter
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' →	originalPerformerCharacter
Pore Jud Is Daid →	performedByCharacter
Laurey Williams →	pursuedBy
Jud Fry →	threatens