Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Edwin Flagg in *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* is the opportunistic yet somewhat sympathetic pianist and composer who becomes entangled in the twisted relationship between the Hudson sisters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedForScreenBy Lukas Heller
appearsIn What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film)
associatedWith Blanche Hudson
Jane Hudson
basedOn character in the novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell
characterTrait ambitious
opportunistic
socially awkward
somewhat sympathetic
collaboratesOn Jane Hudson’s planned comeback act
createdBy Henry Farrell
entangledIn conflict between Jane Hudson and Blanche Hudson
eraOfDepiction early 1960s Hollywood
fictionalUniverse What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (fictional universe)
filmCountryOfOrigin United States
filmDirectedBy Robert Aldrich
filmLanguage English
firstAppearance What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film)
gender male
genreContext psychological horror
thriller
householdVisited Hudson sisters’ mansion
instrument piano
introducedAs unemployed musician
involvedIn Jane Hudson’s delusional comeback scheme
medium black-and-white psychological horror-thriller film
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeRole accomplice figure
supporting character
nationalityInStory American
notableAttributeInPlot fails to fully grasp the danger in the Hudson household
occupation composer
pianist
playsFor Jane Hudson
portrayalRecognition Victor Buono received an Academy Award nomination for the role
portrayedBy Victor Buono
primaryMotivation career advancement
financial gain
relationshipToBlancheHudson unwitting participant in her victimization
relationshipToJaneHudson piano accompanist
would-be collaborator
screenDebutYear 1962
setting Los Angeles

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Victor Buono role Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?