Louis Ironson
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Louis Ironson is a central, neurotic, and politically minded gay Jewish character in Tony Kushner’s play "Angels in America," whose struggles with love, illness, and guilt drive much of the drama’s emotional and ethical conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American character
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Jewish character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ gay character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Angels in America (HBO miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Angels in America
NERFINISHED
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes NERFINISHED ⓘ Angels in America: Part One – Millennium Approaches NERFINISHED ⓘ Angels in America: Part Two – Perestroika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
emotional conflict in Angels in America
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ethical conflict in Angels in America ⓘ |
| creator | Tony Kushner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| feelsGuiltAbout | abandoning Prior Walter ⓘ |
| friendOf | Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Harper Pitt
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
moral ambivalence
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neurotic personality ⓘ political monologues ⓘ |
| occupation | word processor ⓘ |
| partner | Prior Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInterest |
American politics
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Reagan administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
left-wing
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progressive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Andrew Garfield
NERFINISHED
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Ben Shenkman NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Spinella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith |
Joe Pitt
NERFINISHED
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Prior Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City during the AIDS epidemic ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| stageMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| themeIn |
AIDS crisis
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American democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish identity ⓘ abandonment ⓘ guilt ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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Reagan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | a law firm ⓘ |
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