Princess Kosmonopolis

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Princess Kosmonopolis is a fading Hollywood film star whose desperate struggle against aging and lost fame drives much of the drama in Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth."

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Princess Kosmonopolis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
protagonist
stage character
adaptationAppearance 1962 film adaptation of Sweet Bird of Youth
alsoKnownAs Alexandra del Lago
The Princess
appearsInAct Act I of Sweet Bird of Youth
Act II of Sweet Bird of Youth
Act III of Sweet Bird of Youth
appearsInGenre drama
appearsInWorkBy American playwright
associatedTheme celebrity culture
illusion versus reality
self-destruction
centralTheme aging
disillusionment
lost fame
mortality
characterInPlay Sweet Bird of Youth
creator Tennessee Williams
dramaticFunction catalyst for Chance Wayne's return to his hometown
embodies fear of obsolescence in show business
fictionalUniverse Sweet Bird of Youth
firstAppearance Sweet Bird of Youth
firstAppearanceDate 1959
gender female
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama
medium theatre
nationality American
notableCharacteristic alcohol abuse
drug use
fading Hollywood star
fear of aging
fear of losing beauty
occupation actress
film star
portrayedOnFilmBy Geraldine Page
portrayedOnStageBy Claire Bloom
Geraldine Page
Lauren Bacall
relationshipWith Chance Wayne
roleInPlot employer of Chance Wayne
lover of Chance Wayne
settingContext Hollywood film industry
workAuthor Tennessee Williams

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Sweet Bird of Youth mainCharacter Princess Kosmonopolis
Sweet Bird of Youth protagonist Princess Kosmonopolis
Chance Wayne associatedWith Princess Kosmonopolis