Princess Kosmonopolis

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Princess Kosmonopolis is a fading Hollywood film star whose desperate struggle against aging and lost fame drives much of the drama in Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth."

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Princess Kosmonopolis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
stage character ⓘ
adaptationAppearance 1962 film adaptation of Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alexandra del Lago ⓘ
The Princess ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
Act II of Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
Act III of Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
appearsInGenre drama ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy American playwright ⓘ
associatedTheme celebrity culture ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ
self-destruction ⓘ
centralTheme aging ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ
lost fame ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
characterInPlay Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
creator Tennessee Williams ⓘ
dramaticFunction catalyst for Chance Wayne's return to his hometown ⓘ
embodies fear of obsolescence in show business ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
firstAppearance Sweet Bird of Youth ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate 1959 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableCharacteristic alcohol abuse ⓘ
drug use ⓘ
fading Hollywood star ⓘ
fear of aging ⓘ
fear of losing beauty ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
film star ⓘ
portrayedOnFilmBy Geraldine Page ⓘ
portrayedOnStageBy Claire Bloom ⓘ
Geraldine Page ⓘ
Lauren Bacall ⓘ
relationshipWith Chance Wayne ⓘ
roleInPlot employer of Chance Wayne ⓘ
lover of Chance Wayne ⓘ
settingContext Hollywood film industry ⓘ
workAuthor Tennessee Williams ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sweet Bird of Youth → mainCharacter → Princess Kosmonopolis ⓘ
Sweet Bird of Youth → protagonist → Princess Kosmonopolis ⓘ
Chance Wayne → associatedWith → Princess Kosmonopolis ⓘ