Is He Dead?

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"Is He Dead?" is a comedic play by Mark Twain, later adapted for Broadway, about a struggling artist who fakes his own death to increase the value of his paintings.

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Is He Dead? canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
stage comedy ⓘ
adaptedFor Broadway ⓘ
author Mark Twain ⓘ
basedOn life and legend of painter Jean-François Millet ⓘ
broadwayAdaptor David Ives ⓘ
broadwayCity New York City ⓘ
broadwayCountry United States ⓘ
broadwayDirector Michael Blakemore ⓘ
broadwayGenre comedy ⓘ
broadwayLeadActor Norbert Leo Butz ⓘ
broadwayOpeningTheatre Lyceum Theatre ⓘ
character Jean-François Millet ⓘ
characterRole protagonist who fakes his own death ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
form three-act play ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
farce ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Jean-François Millet ⓘ
plotSummary A struggling artist fakes his own death to increase the value of his paintings. ⓘ
protagonistOccupation artist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
rediscoveredBy Shelley Fisher Fishkin ⓘ
setting France ⓘ
subjectMatter art market ⓘ
posthumous fame ⓘ
theme art and commercial value ⓘ
deception ⓘ
identity ⓘ
writer Mark Twain ⓘ

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David Pittu → notableWork → Is He Dead? ⓘ
David Pittu → hasBroadwayCredit → Is He Dead? ⓘ