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Fictional characters are acceptable, but can present certain difficulties. In some contexts, a non-famous person with whom all the players are familiar may be acceptable. The chooser then announces the initial letter of the name by which the person is usually known; for non-fictional individuals, this is usually the last name.
Virgin River has become one of Netflix’s most beloved dramas. The story (which is based on the best-selling book series by Robyn Carr) follows a nurse practitioner who moves to a small town for ...
1. Sherlock Holmes. One of literature's greatest detectives, Sherlock Holmes, was modeled after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's medical school teacher, Dr. Joseph Bell.
Fictional detectives (14 C, 44 P) Fictional underwater divers (7 P) Fictional domestic workers (8 C, ... Category: Fictional characters by occupation.
James Bond is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952. The character first appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964.
In fiction, a character is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). [1] [2] [3] The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. [2]
They are often popularized as individual characters rather than parts of the fictional work in which they appear. Stories involving individual detectives are well-suited to dramatic presentation, resulting in many popular theatre, television, and film characters. The first famous detective in fiction was Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. [1]
As of 2024, 20 fictional characters have received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 15 for motion pictures and 5 for television. Of these stars, 1 character received a star in the 1970s, 3 in the 1980s, 2 in the 1990s, 7 in the 2000s, 6 in the 2010s, and 1 in the 2020s. 9 stars belong to Disney characters, 3 stars belong to Warner Bros. characters, and 2 stars belong to Comcast characters.