Joe Hardy

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Joe Hardy is the magically transformed younger alter ego of aging baseball fan Joe Boyd, who becomes a star player for the Washington Senators in the musical "Damn Yankees."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
fictional character
musical theatre character
adaptedIn 1958 film "Damn Yankees" NERFINISHED
ageInStory young adult
alterEgoOf Joe Boyd NERFINISHED
appearsIn Damn Yankees NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre musical theatre
associatedSong "A Man Doesn’t Know" NERFINISHED
"Goodbye, Old Girl" NERFINISHED
"Near to You" NERFINISHED
associatedWith Washington Senators (fictionalized team) NERFINISHED
basedOn character in the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant"
createdBy Douglass Wallop NERFINISHED
George Abbott NERFINISHED
dealType pact with the Devil
firstAppearance stage musical "Damn Yankees" NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate 1955
fullName Joe Hardy NERFINISHED
gender male
hasRelationshipWith Meg Boyd NERFINISHED
hasTheme Faustian bargain
medium film adaptation of "Damn Yankees"
stage
motivation to defeat the New York Yankees
to help the Washington Senators win the pennant
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality American
notableAbility exceptional baseball talent
occupation baseball player
originalWorkLanguage English
partOf American musical theatre canon
portrayedBy Stephen Douglass NERFINISHED
Tab Hunter NERFINISHED
realIdentity Joe Boyd NERFINISHED
setIn Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
settingEra 1950s
sport baseball
team Washington Senators NERFINISHED
transformedBy Mr. Applegate NERFINISHED
the Devil NERFINISHED
workOrigin United States NERFINISHED
youngerVersionOf Joe Boyd NERFINISHED

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Damn Yankees character Joe Hardy
Lola in Damn Yankees triesToSeduce Joe Hardy
subject surface form: Lola (Damn Yankees)