Hortense Daigle
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Hortense Daigle is a grieving, hard-drinking mother in Maxwell Anderson’s play and its film adaptation "The Bad Seed," whose suspicions about her son’s death drive key moments of tension and tragedy.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Bad Seed
NERFINISHED
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The Bad Seed (1954 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bad Seed (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Bad Seed (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | tragic tone of The Bad Seed ⓘ |
| createdBy | Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc |
confronts Christine Penmark about her son’s death
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increasingly turns to alcohol to cope with grief ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime drama
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| grievesFor | Claude Daigle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | mother of a deceased child ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emotionally unstable
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grieving ⓘ heavy drinker ⓘ suspicious ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Christine Penmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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stage ⓘ |
| motherOf | Claude Daigle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for revelation
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source of tension ⓘ |
| performanceRecognition | Eileen Heckart received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Hortense Daigle in The Bad Seed (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn1956FilmBy | Eileen Heckart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Claude Daigle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American middle-class community ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Mr. Daigle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspectsInDeathOfSon | Rhoda Penmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
alcoholism
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denial and suspicion ⓘ maternal grief ⓘ |
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