George Kimball

E1037351

George Kimball is a hypochondriac suburban husband whose mistaken belief that he is terminally ill drives the comedic misunderstandings in the film "Send Me No Flowers."

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George Kimball canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn Send Me No Flowers ⓘ
appearsWith Bert Power ⓘ
Dr. Ralph Morrissey ⓘ
Judy Kimball ⓘ
associatedTheme fear of illness ⓘ
miscommunication in marriage ⓘ
mortality anxiety ⓘ
basedOn character from the stage play Send Me No Flowers ⓘ
centralConflict mistaken belief that he is terminally ill ⓘ
characterTrait hypochondriac ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict about health ⓘ
marital misunderstanding ⓘ
createdFor Universal Pictures film Send Me No Flowers ⓘ
firstAppearance Send Me No Flowers (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to: Send Me No Flowers
genreContext romantic comedy ⓘ
hasSpouse Judy Kimball ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeFunction source of comedic misunderstandings ⓘ
narrativeOutcome eventually learns he is not terminally ill ⓘ
notableFor exaggerated concern about his health ⓘ
occupation suburban husband ⓘ
plotAction tries to arrange his wife’s future after believing he will die soon ⓘ
portrayedBy Rock Hudson ⓘ
primaryRoleInWork protagonist ⓘ
relationship husband of Judy Kimball ⓘ
screenWriterContext character in a screenplay by Julius J. Epstein ⓘ
settingResidence American suburb ⓘ
toneAssociation lighthearted ⓘ

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Send Me No Flowers → mainCharacter → George Kimball ⓘ