Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best

E82380

Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best is the sensible, nurturing mother and homemaker who anchors the Anderson family in the classic American television sitcom.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
adaptationOf Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best radio character)
appearsIn Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (TV series, 1954–1960)
linked to: Father Knows Best
basedOn traditional mid-20th-century American housewife archetype
characterTrait nurturing
patient
sensible
supportive
countryOfOrigin United States
familyName Anderson
firstAppearanceInMedium Father Knows Best (radio series)
linked to: Father Knows Best
genreOfWork American television sitcom
givenName Margaret
languageOfWork English
medium television
narrativeFunction family anchor
voice of reason
networkDebut 1954
occupation homemaker
originalNetwork CBS
NBC
parentOf Betty Anderson (Father Knows Best)
Bud Anderson (Father Knows Best)
Kathy Anderson (Father Knows Best)
partOf Anderson family (Father Knows Best)
portrayedBy Jane Wyatt
Jean Vander Pyl (radio)
June Whitley (radio)
roleInFamily homemaker
mother
setting Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best)
spouseOf Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best)
timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse 1950s

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Jane Wyatt characterRole Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) parentOf Betty Anderson (Father Knows Best)
linked to: Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) parentOf Kathy Anderson (Father Knows Best)
linked to: Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) adaptationOf Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best radio character)
linked to: Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
Bud Anderson (Father Knows Best) hasMother Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
linked to: Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best
June Whitley role Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best (radio series)
subject linked to: June Whitley (radio)
linked to: Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best