Gabrielle Darley

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Gabrielle Darley is the real-life woman whose story of prostitution, murder, and attempted redemption inspired the central character in the 1925 silent film *The Red Kimona*.

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Gabrielle Darley canonical 2
Gabrielle Darley Melvin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gabrielle Darley Melvin ⓘ
linked to: Gabrielle Darley
associatedWith Dorothy Davenport ⓘ
Mrs. Wallace Reid ⓘ
Walter Lang ⓘ
associatedWorkReleaseDate 1925 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
culturalImpact contributed to early American privacy law discourse ⓘ
example of real person depicted in docudrama-style silent film ⓘ
genreOfAssociatedWork silent film ⓘ
hasTheme attempted redemption ⓘ
murder ⓘ
prostitution ⓘ
historicalContext Progressive Era debates on morality and reform ⓘ
influenced later discussions of using real names in dramatizations ⓘ
inspiredWork The Red Kimona ⓘ
linked to: The Red Kimono
languageOfAssociatedWork silent film with English intertitles ⓘ
legalCase defamation lawsuit against the makers of The Red Kimona ⓘ
legalClaimType defamation ⓘ
invasion of privacy ⓘ
legalJurisdiction California ⓘ
linked to: California (state)
legalOutcome partial victory recognizing her interests but limiting damages ⓘ
legalStatus acquitted of murder ⓘ
lifeEvent attempt to rebuild life after acquittal ⓘ
marriage following criminal trial ⓘ
mediaRepresentation sensationalized depiction of her life in The Red Kimona ⓘ
narrativeArc from prostitution to alleged moral reform ⓘ
narrativeUsedIn screen story for The Red Kimona ⓘ
notableEvent criminal trial for murder ⓘ
murder of a man connected to her prostitution ⓘ
notableFor being the real-life inspiration for the film character in The Red Kimona ⓘ
occupation prostitute ⓘ
placeOfActivity Arizona ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
plaintiffIn Gabrielle Darley v. Producers of The Red Kimona ⓘ
portrayedAs central character in The Red Kimona ⓘ
portrayedIn The Red Kimona ⓘ
linked to: The Red Kimono
privacyIssue use of her real name and life story without consent ⓘ
realPersonDepictedIn The Red Kimona ⓘ
linked to: The Red Kimono
rightsViolatedClaim right to privacy ⓘ
right to reputation ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
significantCourtDecision California Supreme Court ruling recognizing her privacy and reputation interests ⓘ
sourceOfCharacterName “Gabrielle” in The Red Kimona ⓘ
linked to: The Red Kimona
spouse Melvin (surname of husband) ⓘ
linked to: Melvin
subjectOf film history studies of The Red Kimona ⓘ
legal scholarship on privacy and defamation ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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

The Red Kimona → leadCharacterName → Gabrielle Darley ⓘ
The Red Kimono → featuresCharacter → Gabrielle Darley ⓘ
Gabrielle Darley → alsoKnownAs → Gabrielle Darley Melvin ⓘ
linked to: Gabrielle Darley