Gillian Holroyd

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Gillian Holroyd is a modern-day witch living in New York City who becomes romantically entangled with a mortal man in the romantic comedy story "Bell, Book and Candle."

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Gillian Holroyd canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
romantic comedy character ⓘ
witch ⓘ
adaptedIn Bell, Book and Candle (1958 film) ⓘ
affiliation witch community in New York City ⓘ
appearsIn Bell, Book and Candle ⓘ
appearsInMedium film ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
appearsInWorkType feature film ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
associatedWith Pyewacket ⓘ
centralConflict choice between witchcraft and human love ⓘ
characterTrait enigmatic ⓘ
independent ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
createdBy John Van Druten ⓘ
familyMember Aunt Queenie ⓘ
Nicky Holroyd ⓘ
firstAppearance Bell, Book and Candle (play) ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1950 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre romantic comedy ⓘ
hasAbility cast spells ⓘ
influence emotions ⓘ
hasPet Pyewacket ⓘ
hasRomanticRelationshipWith Shepherd Henderson ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
literaryOrigin American theatre ⓘ
loveInterestOf Shepherd Henderson ⓘ
narrativeRole female lead ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
occupation witch ⓘ
petType cat ⓘ
portrayedBy Kim Novak ⓘ
Lilli Palmer ⓘ
residence Greenwich Village ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
settingOfStory Christmas season ⓘ
storyLocation Manhattan ⓘ
Murray Hill ⓘ
themeAssociated love vs. supernatural power ⓘ
sacrifice of magic for love ⓘ
usesMagicOn Shepherd Henderson ⓘ

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

Bell, Book and Candle → mainCharacter → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ
Bell, Book and Candle → hasCharacter → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ
Shepherd Henderson → loveInterestOf → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ
Shepherd Henderson → relationshipWith → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ
Nicky Holroyd → hasRelative → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ
Nicky Holroyd → associatedWith → Gillian Holroyd ⓘ