Emile de Becque in South Pacific

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Emile de Becque in South Pacific is a wealthy, middle-aged French plantation owner living on a South Pacific island who becomes romantically involved with a young American nurse amid the tensions of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
musical theatre character
ageGroup middle-aged
appearsIn South Pacific
South Pacific (1958 film)
South Pacific (2001 film)
South Pacific (musical)
associatedWithTheme interracial relationships
prejudice
war and love
basedOn characters from Tales of the South Pacific
childrenMother Polynesian woman
conflictContext Pacific theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War
createdBy Oscar Hammerstein II
Richard Rodgers
firstAppearance South Pacific (1949 Broadway musical)
gender male
hasChild Jerome
Ngana
helps Allied forces
languageSpoken English
French
maritalStatus widower
medium film
stage
television
militaryStatus civilian
nationality French
notableTrait courageous
cultured
idealistic
romantic lead
occupation plantation owner
portrayedBy Brian Stokes Mitchell
Ezio Pinza NERFINISHED
Rossano Brazzi
residence a South Pacific island
island of Bali Ha'i region (fictional setting)
romanticallyInvolvedWith Nellie Forbush
settingWork South Pacific Ocean
singsSong Some Enchanted Evening
This Nearly Was Mine
timePeriod World War II
wealthStatus wealthy
workGenre musical
romantic drama

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Rossano Brazzi portrayedCharacterIn Emile de Becque in South Pacific
Philip Quast notableRole Emile de Becque in South Pacific