WILLIAM GADDIS DRAMATIS PERSONAE

WILLIAM GADDIS DRAMATIS PERSONAE(all the characters in all the novels)compiled by Anja Zeidler

CHARACTERDESCRIPTION and APPEARANCENOVEL

A

AdolphThe executor of Voraker's estate.CG

AdelineA nurse Herschel knew and bit.R

AdelineAn acquaintance of Fuller, who has a daughter named Elsie.R

AfrikanerA man who is thought to have shot Klinger.CG

"agent"Real estate agent, through whom the Booths got McCandless house.CG

Al 1Guitar-plunking friend of Rhoda.J R

Al 2Lily's Jewish husband.F

Alabama man"Alabama Rammer-Jammer man," the third man in advertisement with Ellery and Morgie.R

AmbersBlack servant from Oscar's play.F

AnatoleBartender at the hotel, where Otto doesnt meet his father.R

Angel, NormanManager of the Bast family's General Roll plant in Astoria and husband of Stella Angel.J R

Angel, StellaDaughter of Thomas Bast, wife of Norman Angel.J R

AnselmA badly shaven poet with a thin face and a bad case of acne, who has changed his given name Arthur to Anselm after Saint Anselm of Canterbury.R

Anselms motherA sweet little Boston woman" interested in dogs.R

archeologistA friend of Rev. Gwyon, who had once given a pair of ear-rings to Camilla.R

Ardythe, MissThe organist who dropped stone dead at the keyboard with her sharp chin on a high D during Gwyon and Camillas wedding.R

ArgentineanArgentine trade commissioner at the wrong party (Esthers party).R

ArnoldA friend of Elisabeth.CG

Aunt MaySister of the older Rev. Gwyon (Rev. Gwyons nameless father), a steadfast Calvinist and Wyatts Christian mentor.R

B

BabyOne-year-old child of the woman with bandaged wrists at Esthers party, who is stolen by Maude.R

BagbyGeneral Manager of Thomas' uncle in Oscar's play.F

Bag ladySister of the homeless, who is drowned by fault of Rev. Ude.CG

Bailey, BillProcess server.J R

BarneyBarkeeper in a Lexington Avenue bar.R

Basie, HaroldAfrican-American con lawyer, who takes on Oscar's caseF

Bast, AnneUnmarried aunt of Edward Bast and Stella Angel, sister of Julia, James and Thomas Bast.J R

Bast, CharlotteDeceased sister of Anne, Julia, James and Thomas Bast.J R

Bast, DickDeceased brother of "Father".J R

Bast, EdwardComposer and son of James Bast and Nellie; nephew of Anne and Julia Bast.

J R

Bast, "Father"Deceased younger brother of Dick Bast, father of Anne, Julia, Charlotte, James and Thomas Bast.

J R

Bast, JamesComposer and father of Edward Bast, who is abroad for the duration of the novel.J R

Bast, JuliaUnmarried aunt of Edward Bast and Stella Angel, sister of Anne, James and Thomas Bast.J R

Bast, NellieMarried Thomas after his first wife's death, cohabited with James Bast, mother of Edward, commits suicide.J R

Bast, ReubenOrphan, musical prodigy of James Bast.J R

Bast, ThomasFather of Stella Angel and president of General Roll Co.J R

BeamishLawyer for Triangle Paper Products and the Schramm family.J R

Beard, theA friend of Esme with a black beard.R

BeatonTyphon's corporate secretary and general counsel.J R

Begg, EdgarPark Commissioner in Union Falls.J R

Begg, EuniceEagle Mills stockholder who sues J R after his takeover of the company.J R

Begg, Judge R.V.Judge in Union Falls, presiding over the action which dissolves the outstanding stock of Eagle Mills.J R

BenLawyer for Jack Gibbs.J R

BennyEmployee in architectural office with Wyatt, later in advertising with Ellery, commits suicide.R

BernieFat husband of woman with ring, in yellow and brown necktie at the zoo, reappearing in Spain.R

B.F.Ellery's colleague in advertising.R

BiffThis old locker room guy from Billy Voraker's school days.CG

Big AnnaSwede at Esther's party.R

Bildow, DonThe editor of a little magazine (The Magazine).R

Bildow, MrsDon Bildows wife.R

Bildow, MissThe six-year-old daughter of the Bildows, left by her baby sitter Anselm at some show.

Bilk, Senator OrneyA "Neanderthal senator" from Stinking Creek.F

Black, FrankWashington lawyer who functions as an unregistered lobbyist for Typhon.J R

Blaufinger, GeneralLed the German troops against the Allies at St. Fiacre in the Ardennes.J R

Blanfors, LettieAcquaintance of Trish Hemsley and customer of beauty doctor Kissinger.F

Boatwright, Mr.The Crease family's old plumber, invented by Oscar.F

BobbieLily's brother, who is killed in a car accident driving his Porsche.F

Bone, JudgeC JJudge on the Second Circuit bench.F

Booth, ElisabethThe asthmatic thirty-three-year old daughter of mineral tycoon F R Vorakers, Paul Booth's wife.CG, F

Booth, PaulElisabeth Booth's husband, Vietnam veteran, now working as media consultant.CG, F

Booth, Mr.Paul Booth's father, who thinks little of his own son.CG

Boston girl Tall light-haired girl with Boston accent at Esthers party.R

Box, GeneralLed Allied troops against Blaufinger at St. Fiacre, director of Typhon International.J R

Boy, blondAt Viareggios.

R

Boy, haggardAt Viareggios with a haggard face.R

Boy, ItalianA chinless boy from Sicily at Maxs party, cousin of dark tall girl at Viareggios.R

Boy, littleAt the zoo, in front of the polar bear cage.

R

Boy, red capAt Viareggios.R

Boy, at the zooBoy in a boy scout uniform in the lion house at the zoo.R

"Boy"Paul Booths son of a Vietnamese woman.CG

"boy"A lover of Trish, half her age, trying to be a writer.F

boysPlaying with a dead pigeon at the beginning of the novel.CG

Bredford, RobertActor, playing the role of Randal in Kiester's film.F

BunkerTrish's lawyer, whom she wants to marry, twice her age.F

ButtonAn "old buddy" from Basie's days at the Federal prison, who learnt acting there.F

di Brescia, Conte An Italian collector, who sold Boschs Seven Sins painting to Reverend Gwyon.R

di Brescia, Seraphina Tall dark woman Big Anna looks for at costume party, the timid Italian boy is her cousin.R

BrianA friend of Irene McCandless, who triggered McCandless jealousy, wants to go to Yucatn to live with the Indians.CG

BrisboySpokesman for Wagner Funeral Homes.J R

Brisboy, Mrs.Brisboy's mother, compared to Cosima Wagner.J R

British, R.A. Tall white-haired man in gray on Browns party, a member of the Royal Academy.R

BronzinoMan at the costume party.R

Broos, SenatorMember of the Senate Armed Services Committee, involved in Typhon's machination in Gandia.J R

Brown, BusterA twenty-three or twenty-eight-year-old writer.R

Brown, RecktallA businessman, publisher, collector, dealer, engaging Wyatt as forger of old paintings.R

Bulcke, MissSecretary at Typhon International.J R

BurmeseOne of Edie's lovers, who went off with all her traveler checks.CG

BuzzieStudent at J R's Junior High School, killed in Hyde's car crashing into diCephalis.J R

Byron, Sonny Young black man at Maxs party, accompanied Buster Brown.R

C

Cab driverDriving Valentine and Wyatt.R

CaptainThe captain of the Purdue Victory.R

CarlucciCharacter in the Kiester film, the mines manager.F

CarolSecretary at Typhon International.J R

Cates, Gov. JohnAmy Joubert's eighty-year-old great uncle, director of Typhon International.J R

ChickPaul's RTO (radiotelephone operator) in Vietnam.CG

ChevitzSettling a suit against Kiester.F

Chichester, Dr.Harry's dentist.F

ChiggerCrew chief in Vietnam, who tried to kill Paul by rolling a hand grenade under his bed after Paul had turned him in for heroin.

CG

Child eating roseEighteen-month-year-old wet-nosed child seen by Wyatt and Valentine at the zoo in front of the seal pool.R

Chin, DorisFeature writer.CG

ChristianeBlond model sitting for Wyatt in Paris.

R

CiboBusinessman, becomes President of Catania Paving.J R

Cleaning womenCleaning woman at Otto's place in Central America.R

Cobb, IraNeighbor of the Bast family in Indiana.J R

CoenLawyer for Norman Angel and General Roll Company.J R

Coops, HoddyBilley Fickert's husband after Earl left for Mississippi.F

CowpieBuddhist friend of Billy from Akron.CG

CrawleyStockbroker, of Crawley & Bro.J R

Crease, JusticeOscar's and Christina's father and a heavy smoker.F

Crease, Captain (later Justice) ThomasOscar's grandfather, who fought in the Civil War (Seventeenth Regiment Army of Northern Virginia), was wounded at Ball's Bluff and Antietam, later became a member of the Holmes Court and died at age 96.F

Crease, Oscar L.Christina's step brother, son of Judge Thomas Crease and Winifred Riding, his first wife, lecturer in American history at the community college at Lotusville and writer of an unsuccessful play.F

CrmerArt critic, who writes for La Macule and knows Recktall Brown from the army.R

CriticTall man in green wool shirt, who looks like "a rather unfortunate print of Mozart."R

Cross-eyed girlLittle cross-eyed girl in long white stockings, raped and killed when eleven years old, lying next to Camilla on the church yard of San Zwingli.R

Crotcher, Mr.A writer, who has translated his book on ant life into nineteen languages.R

CruikshankLesters Chief of Station (COS) in Matidi.CG

Cutler, RichardTyphon employee, who eventually marries Amy Joubert.J R

D

"Dad"A transient living with Dan and Ann diCephalis, each of whom believes him to be the other's father.J R

DalnerOwner of Dalner Gallery.R

Darling, MorgieAdvertisement man, from Yale.R

daughterDaughter of Pastora and Wyatt.R

Davidoff, DavidDirector of public relations for Typhon, then for J R Family of Companies.J R

Davis, ZiffActor in Kiester's Civil War film.F

D, DoctorDefense Minister of Gandia, member of Idi tribe from Uaso province.J R

Decker, W.Scam artist posing as an underwriter.J R

DelesereaAfrican-American domestic employed by Zona Selk.J R

Deigh, AgnesLiterary agent, mother to every fairy in the city, attempts suicide.R

Deigh, HarryAgnes Deigh's husband, who dies falling off a bar stool in Hollywood.R

Deigh, Mrs.Agnes mother, who lives in Rome on the via Flaminia.R

Deigh, Mr.Agness brother, a writer, missed in WWII.R

DiCephalis, AnnWife of J R's school psychometrician.J R

DiCephalis, DanPsychometrician at J R's school, he is lost in Teletravel transmission.J R

DiCephalis, DonnySon of Ann and Dan DiCephalis.

J R

DiCephalis, NoraDaughter of Ann and Dan DiCephalis.

J R

Delivery manDelivers Oscars wine.F

DickYoung minister replacing Reverend Gwyon.R

Dickens, CharlesHe is called Charley and has guilt feelings for dropping an atomic bomb, has a silver plate in his head.R

Mrs. DickensCharless mother, a Christian Scientist.R

DorisHarry Lutz's secretary.F

Dorman, Mrs.A boarding-house keeper, singing in the church of Rev. Gwyon.R

Drovie, BillDeputy U.S. Marshall.J R

DruckerPauls fellow soldier in Vietnam with a collection of ears.CG

DrunkardTalking to John in the bar and to Valentine at the corner of Gansevoort Street.R

Duchess of OhioSomeone at Esthers party.R

Duncan, IsadoreHead of wallpaper firm and Edward Bast's hospital roommate.J R

Duncan, MisterHead of Duncan and Company book publishers.J R

Duncan, VidaClassmate of Zona Selk, wife of book publisher Duncan.J R

E

editorEditor of Esthers book, married to the tall woman.R

Edna MimsGirl with whom Otto used to go out in College (Radcliffe), then Maxs girl friend, working for Brown.R

Eigen, DavidFour-year-old son of Thomas and Marian Eigen.J R

Eigen, MarianWife of Thomas Eigen.J R

Eigen, ThomasWriter who shares the Ninety-Sixth apartment with Gibbs, working as speech writer.J R

ElleryAdvertising man, Esthers lover.R

ElsieDaughter of Adeline, Fullers acquaintance, died at age of three.R

Employe at cleanersWoman at Trish's cleaner.F

ErnieBig unshaven man, who looks like Ernest HemingwayR

EsmePoet and Wyatt's model, working for Brown, dies of a staphylococcic infection from kissing Saint-Peter-in-the-Boat.R

EstherWife of Wyatt.R

Eulalio, Fr. 1Monk at the Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de la Otra Vez in times past.R

Eulalio, Fr. 2Monk at the Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de la Otra Vez when Wyatt Gwyon stays there.R

F

Fahrtmesser, FrauGerman woman who wants her daughter to be canonized by Don Sucio.R

Mr FarisyPatient at the asylum where Reverend Gwyon stays.R

F, MonseigneurSomeone Agnes knows in Rome, who has his own chapel beside the Vatican.R

Feasley, EdHe studied with Otto at Harvard and is Max in Ottos play.R

Feasley, Mr.Ed Feasleys father, owner of battleships.R

Feasley, Mrs.Ed Feasleys mother.R

Fedders, Mr.Official with the Teacher's Union.J R

FeddlePoet to be published soon.R

Feddle, MrsWife of Mr Feddle.

R

Fell, Dr.Doctor mistreating Wyatt, also Otto.R

Fickert, BilleyMother of Wayne Fickert, who is going to play a role in a movie called The Wayne Fickert Story.CG, F

Fickert, EarlFather of Wayne Fickert running a junkyard in Mississippi.CG, F

Fickert, WayneNine year old son of Billey and Earl Fickert, who drowns during baptism by Reverend Ude in South Carolina's Pee Dee river.CG, F

Flesch, MissTeacher and "curriculum specialist" at J R's school, later hired by Davidoff as "project director."J R

FlorenceSecretary at Typhon International.J R

Flower-Cart ManSelling Lilies to Wyatt.R

Ford"Program Specialist" for the Foundation.J R

FrankFriend of Rudy.R

Franks, JesseTattooed man Otto knows in Central America:

R

FrenchmanFrenchman from Lyon at Browns party.R

Frika, AngaFemale leading role in Kiester's film.F

Friend of BennyA friend of Benny from school, who has written a history of the player piano.R

FullerRecktall Browns servant from Barbados.R

G

GallFrom the Foundation, working on a book about educational TV programming in schools.J R

GanganelliPartner in the law firm of Ganganelli, Pecci and Peretti.J R

Gates, PearlyThe baritone who accompanies Rev. Ude's sermon at the grave of Wayne Fickert.CG

Gench, BarryFilm student at UCLA, who charges Kiester on behalf of the sledgehammer scene in the film "Uruburu."F

GeorgeRound-headed salesman acquainted with Max, reading Ottos play.R

Gibbs, JackTeaches physics at J R's school, writer.J R

Gibbs, RoseJack Gibb's daughter.J R

GinnyMollenhoff's secretary at Endo Appliance.J R

GionoItalian boy the Swede wants to adopt.R

GiulielmaCharacter from Oscar's play, wife of Thomas there.F

Girl, bandagedA Catholic at Esther's party with both wrists bandaged, her husband a writer.R

Girl, darkDark girl at Bella Vista hotel serving lunch to Otto.R

Girl, flatA girl at Max's party.R

Girl, green tongueA girl at Esthers party.R

Girl, little coloredMan in purple dress at costume party.R

Girl, littleSeven year old girl from the apartment below Esthers, fetching sleeping pills for her mother, who later dies.R

Little girl at the zooGirl in front of polar bear cage.R

Girl, paleA girl seen by Stanley in Rome reading Forster.R

Girl, smallSmallest of three girls at the zoo, who loses her balloon.

R

girlA girl looking for her black dog.CG

GlancyTeaches sixth grade math at J R's school.J R

Gold, Mr.Someone pretending to work at Saks phoning to tell Elisabeth her purse had been found, presumably involved in robbery at the house.CG

GordonCharacter in Ottos novel.R

Gottlieb, Mr.Works at a Cadillac dealership in Massapequa.J R

Gribble, FrankInsurance man from Ace Worldwide Fidelity.F

Grimes, CissieMother of Edie Grimes.CG

Grimes, EdieElisabeths childhood friend.CG, F

Grimes, Mr.Father of Edie Grimes, successor of VCR, on the board of the airline and airline's insurance company, whose plane crashes with Elisabeth Booth injured.CG

Grimes, SqueekieEdie's sister.CG

GrissomLawyer.CG

Grocery manDelivering Elisabeth's order for dinner with McCandless.CG

Grynszpan, HymanPseudonym concocted by Gibbs for purposes of financial evasion.J R

Guest of honorWriter at Esthers party.R

Guy from FloridaA friend of Elisabeth, who wanted to become a great actor.CG

GwenCharacter in McCandless novel based on Irene.

CG

Gwyon boyHad taken his life by drowning when nine years old.R

Gwyon, CamillaRev. Gwyons wife, dying of appendicitis on voyage to Spain.R

Gwyon, John H.18th century ancestor of the Gwyon family, killed by "disaffectionate Indians.R

Gwyon, Rev.Father of Rev. Gwyon and brother of Aunt May.R

Gwyon, ReverendCamillas husband, Wyatts father, minister at the First Congregational Church, dies in an asylum.R

Gwyon, WyattSon of Camilla and Rev. Gwyon, painter.R

H

HadrianMrs. Deighs aging bull terrier.R

Haight, FatherWorks at parochial school in Massapequa.J R

Haight, GeneralTwo-star Army general, brother of Father Haight.J R

Hall, AlbertHusband of Victoria Hall at Esther's party.R

Hall, VictoriaWife of Albert Hall at Esther's party.R

HanBoy Wyatt knew from Munich, whom he later kills in self defense in Africa.R

Handler, DoctorCate's doctor and former classmate.J R

HannahPlainly unattractive Village artist and amateur psychologist.R

"Harry's father"Harry's image of a father made up for Oscar.F

Heavy-necked personSomeone from the movies having lunch with Esme.R

Hebble, Bertha Cleaning woman at the zoo.R

Hemsely, MissTrish's daughter, called Deedee, has a breakdown, cuts her wrists.F

Hemsley, MrsMother of Trish, who had been converted by Bishop Sheed.F

Hemsley, TrishChristina's rich friend from school.F

Hemsley, T JTrish's son of about ten.F

Hermoso, senorLanguage teacher in Spain, who also runs a drugstore in San Zwingli.R

HeraclesTailless barbary ape from Gibraltar, later killed by Gwyon.R

HerschelA good looking man from Ohio, becomes movie star and marries Adeline Thing.R

Holmes, Justice Oliver WendellFriend of Thomas Crease during the days of the Civil War, later associate on the Holmes Court.F

Hopper, BunkySon of Fred Hopper.

J R

Hopper, FredPresident of bank that takes over the receivership of Eagle Mills.J R

HousekeeperOne of the housekeepers Christina got for Oscar.F

Huki-LauHawaiian poodle dog wearing a chastity belt against the naughty Spanish doggies.R

Hyde boyJ R's closest friend, son of Major Hyde.J R

Hyde, MajorEmployee at Typhon subsidiary Endo Appliance, member of school board.J R

I

IlseHousekeeper with white columnar thighs, employed after Oscar's return from hospital.F

Ilse's sisterFrom the Bronx, briefly moving in with Ilse.F

Inch, MissNurse at asylum where Revernd Gwyon stays.R

Mister InononuHungarian secret agent, later appearing under the name of Dr. Kuvetli.R

IreneMcCandlesss second wife, who left him two years before the novels opening.CG

Israel, JohnCharacter from Oscar's play, "our 'noble savage'" who runs away and returns at the end of the play.F

J

JakeThe major's son in Kiester's film.F

James B.Seven-year-old African-American boy, owner of the dog Spot.F

James B.'s fatherJames' guardian ad litem, owner of a junk yard.F

JanetA servant in Rev. Gwyon's household, who was born a few minutes after her mothers death.R

Jacqueson, DeedeeWife of the critic in the green wool shirt.R

JeanBlonde at the hotel bar where Otto wants to meet his father.R

JeannieWoman from Du Point Circle McCandless knew.CG

Jenner, Mr.Patient in Bellevue hospital, where Agnes Deigh is staying.R

JerryNews-vendor near Mr. Pivners apartment.R

JheejheeboyIndian ex-husband of Edie.CG, F

JimEmployee at the hospital, where Oscar Crease stays.F

JohnPriest,who studied with Wyatt.R

Jones, R.L.Man from Sun Style Films.R

Joubert, EmilyTeaches social studies at J R's school, married to, but separated from Lucien Joubert, daughter of Monty Moncrieff.J R

Joubert, FrancisAmy and Lucien Joubert's seven-year-old son.J R

Joubert, LucienSwiss national married to Amy Moncrieff Joubert, executive with Nobili.J R

K

KaneCharacter from Oscar's play.F

KevinLily's third ambulance chasing lawyer.F

Kiester, ConstantineDirector of "The Blood in the Red White and Blue", his real name is Jonathan Livingston, had also used the surname Siegal.F

kidSkinny nineteen year old kid, who mugged Paul, and is killed by Paul.CG

Kinkead, FrankCharacter in McCandless novel, based on McCandless himself.CG

Kissinger, Dr.Shuttle surgeon.CG, F

KlingerFormer superior of McCandless, who has been killed.CG

Knize, JohnDoes research for a book on the Holmes Court.F

Koppel, HerrWyatts art teacher in Munich.R

KowalskiPauls fellow soldier in Vietnam.CG

L

LandsteinerInvolved in trust of Vorakers.CG

Law clerkOld acquaintance of Oscar's father.F

LeaEdie's aunt, dies at age ninety-six.CG

Leak, JamesAt Esthers party, has published a book .R

Lemp, Mr.Bast family attorney in Indiana.J R

LeoForeman at General Roll Company.J R

Lepidus, SamLawyer Harry knows from law school, works for Lepidus, Holtz, Blomefeld, Macy & Shea.F

LeroyCustodian at J R's school.J R

LesterA former colleague of McCandless.CG

Leva, Ben F.Moviemaker from Erebus Productions.J R

LilyMr. Voraker's secretary and mistress for twenty years, who inherits a house.CG

LilyOscar's girl friend, getting a divorce.F

Lily's girlfriendRed-haired girlfriend from the phone company they worked with.F

Lily's first lawyerOscar paid her off.F

Lily's second lawyerHalf Oscar's age, she withdraws from Lily's divorce case.F

Lily's parentsJoined the church of Rev. Ude.F

Lopots, Mr.Doctor Gustav Schaks attorney, F X Lopots Attorney.

CG

LudyDistinguished novelist, staying at the Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de la Otra Vez.R

Lutz, ChristinaOscar's step sister, Harry's wife, daughter of Judge Thomas Crease and Mrs. Mable, his second wife.F

Lutz, EleanorOne of Harry's sisters of New Rochelle called Norrie.F

Lutz, HarryChristina's husband, lawyer at the law firm Swyn &Dour, specialized in corporate law, dies in car accident.F

Lutz, StanleyHarry's father, an early innovator in the textile industry cutthroat operator, estranged from his son for years.F

M

Mabel, MrsMother of Christina Lutz, Judge Crease's second wife.F

Madhar Pai, Jawaharal, "Jerry"Attorney for defendant KiesterF

MajorCharacter in Oscar's play, father of Guilielma.F

Malinovsky, Mr.Head of the crew hired by Zona Selk to remove Schepperman's painting from Typhon's corporate lobby.J R

Man, with babyTight-rope walker and husband of the girl with bandaged wrists at Esthers party.R

Burly manMan in the Depot Tavern, commander of the local American Legion post.R

Man, in bedMan in bed beside Oscar.F

Man, in black suitMakes money by organizing the delivery of messages to deceased people, has visited Oscar in hospital to ask his cooperation.F

Man, on busMan talking to Mr Pivner on the bus.R

Man, checked suitMan -- the pusher -- waiting for Frank Sinisterra to get money.R

Man, fatHusband of woman with ring, in yellow and brown necktie, at the zoo, later at the monastery in Saint Zwingli.R

Man, green silk necktiePublicity man, offering Esme a role for the lead in a film on B.V.M.R

Man, grey flannel suitMan at the hotel bar, where Otto wants to meet his father, later in bed with Jean.R

Man, kewpie doll tattoo on forearmMan Otto knows in Central America and talks to in the communal lavatory.R

Man, on the ledgea man Mr Pivner sees on his way home.R

Man, old 1Old man paddling by Christina on her way to Oscar in the hospital, colliding with radiator.F

Man, old 2Neighbor of the Booths, always with a broom and flattened dustpan.CG

Man, in the streetMan stepping in front of Harry's car.F

Man, tan suitAuthor of The Trees of Home at Esthers party.R

Man, woman tattooStrangler in the Depot Tavern.R

Man, young Lantern-jawed movie-star at Browns party.R

McCandless, JackMcCandlesss son, attended school with Billy.CG

Mr. McCandlessLandlord of the house the Booths rented, geologist, writer.CG

McCandless, MrsEx-wife of McCandless.CG

McCandless, SeniorFather of Mr. McCandless, like his son suffering from arthritis at an early age.CG

McFardle, JimSomeone Paul knows.CG

Manomuerto, Fr.Organist at Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora.

R

MargaGuest in the hotel Frank Sinisterra stays at in Madrid, Wyatts lover for a few nights.

R

Martin, FatherPriest Valentine went to school with, killed by Mr. Inononu.R

Mary 1Silent cousin of Town Carpenter, his dead wifes sister.R

Mary 2Old housekeeper companion in the Hemsley house.F

MauriceA policeman, trying to carry Santa Claus.R

MaxVillage painter and poet, wearing his coat too long and his trousers too short.R

Meow, ChairmanRhoda's cat, drowns in bathtub.J R

Mess boyHonduran mess boy on the ship Island Trader.R

MexicanSitting at a table with Hannah in Paris.R

Milliken, SenatorU.S. Senator from an unnamed Western state with whom J R Family of Companies tries to curry a favor.J R

Mims, MissRecktall Brown's secretary.R

Mohlenhoff, ShriekLawyer Oscar gets from matchbook cover, of Shriek Mohlenhoff & Shransky.F

Mollenhoff, HerbertMajor Hyde's boss at Endo Appliance.J R

Moncrieff, FreddieAmy Joubert's retarded brother, son of Monty Moncrieff, Gibbs' schoolmate.J R

Moncrieff, MontyAmy Joubert's father, head of Typhon International until he leaves to accept a Cabinet Undersecretary position in Washington.J R

Mooneyham, Mr.Alcoholic President of X-L Lithography.J R

morticianFriend of Fuller, living six blocks off Central park.R

Moyst, ColonelArmy officer involved in Typhon's machinationsJ R

Mullins, KennySalesman with General Roll in Dayton, Ohio.J R

Mullins, Mr.Sheila's father, Owner of a dry-cleaner on the east side.CG

Mullins, SheilaGirl-friend of Billy, Buddhist.CG

Munk, ArnyHusband of Maude, gay, dies in hotel in Paris.R

Munk, MaudeWife of Arny, childless due to an accident, wants to adopt a child and steals baby at Esther's party.R

MyrnaSecretary at General Roll Company.J R

N

Navy veteranWriter of short story, hands manila envelope to Otto.R

Negative positivistPositive negativist at Viareggios and other places.R

Negro, tallSeen by Bertha Hebble at the zoo, freeing the birds.R

newsmanOn the ship to Spain, talking to newspaper editor.R

Newspaper editorSued by senor Hermoso.R

Newspaper manMan from the newspaper, looking around the house after Elisabeth Booths death.CG

NickZona Selk's chauffeur.J R

NigerianYoung Nigerian, studying medicine in the US, selling zebra hides to pay medical school.CG

Nipples, Sir JohnBritish theatre director famous for his Elisabethan productions.F

Nowunda PresidentMarxist-leaning President of Gandia.J R

Nurse 1In Bellevue hospital.R

Nurse on shipBlonde treating Stanley.R

Nurse2Bitchy nurse working for Dr. Kissinger.CG

Nurse 3Nurse in hospital where Oscar lies, spills blood on Trish, who bumps into her.F

O

officerArmy PR man at Esthers party.R

OrlandoMrs. Deighs mute chauffeur.R

Orsini, JackDoctor, for whom Vorakers had set up an 8 million dollar foundation.

CG

P

ParentucelliOwner of Catania Paving.J R

PastoraGirl Wyatt meets in Madrid, they have a daughter.R

Pecci, CongressmanState legislator, member of the state banking committee, partner in the law firm of Ganganelli, Pecci, and Peretti.J R

Pecci, JaniceWife of Congressman Pecci.J R

PerettiPartner in the law firm of Ganganelli, Pecci, and Peretti.J R

Peyton, BillLawyer Trish Hemsley consults, Harry Lutz's colleague.F

Piscator, Arnold "Nonny"General counsel for the J R Family of Companies.J R

Pivner, MrOttos father, Dad, never meets his son, suffers from diabetes.R

Pivner, OttoWriter in the Village, in Central America.R

Poet, stubbyThe companion of critic in the green wool shirt.

PolicemenAt Maxs party.

PollyA doll Rev. Gwyon had owned when he was four years old.R

Pomerance, Mr.Piscator's brother, who changed his name, head of public relations firm Pomerance Associates.J R

PoodleRecktall Browns female dog, killed by Fuller after Browns death.R

PookieDog (Lhasa apso) of Trish Hemsley.F

PopeyeWoman at costume party who hasnt spoken to a man in 16 years.R

porterOld janitor at the Real Monasterio, rapist of the little girl in long white stockings.

R

Pott, Mr.Man at Esthers party.R

Preswig, JackLawyer in Oscar's accident case.F

PriscillaCharacter from Ottos play.R

Prislikhoviscel Mr.Employe from Ace Fidelity, investigating Oscar's case.F

Process serverDelivering a subpoena to Oscar.F

proprietor of hotelProprietor of hotel Bella Vista in GuatemalaR

prostituteWoman who worked the New Stanley and disappeared after alleged murder of Klinger.CG

R

Ragow, LeoMasha's husband, a slumlord in Cleveland.F

Ragow, MarianOne of Harry's sisters from Cleveland, Ohio called Masha.F

RandalMale leading role in Kiester's film.F

Real estate womanIn charge of selling the Crease house.F

RhodaSchramm's young lover, pushed out the window by Pecci during a publicity stunt.J R

RiddleCharacter in McCandless novel based on Cruikshank.CG

Riding, WinifredOscar's mother, his father's first wife, daughter of a wealthy Long Island architect and landowner.F

RoseEsthers retarded sister.R

RudyDesigner (e.g. sports clothes for nuns), marries Frank in Paris.R

Ruth, J. HarretFormer Village official, presiding Village Board member at the time of the erection of Cyclone Seven.F

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At the graveyard in San Zwingli talking to Wyatt.R

sailor Sailor from the Purdue Victory hauled out of the ocean, whom Esme mistakes for Wyatt.R

Santa ClausFound by children at the zoo lying on the pavement.R

Schak, GustavDoctor, who has done spirometry on Elisabeth Booth.CG

ScheppermanPainter, fired as art teacher at J R's school.J R

Schmuck, Mr.Businessman, of Twentieth Century-Schmuck at Browns party.R

Schmucks assistantAt Browns party.R

Schmucks musical directorAt a bar with other movie people.R

SchrammWriter who lives down the hall from Eigen and Gibbs in the Ninety-Sixth Street apartment building.J R

Schramm, Mrs.Schramm's stepmother, younger than Schramm.J R

SeikoColleague of McCandless and Lester.CG

Selk, BoodyTeenage daughter of Zona Selk.J R

Selk, ZonaControls 200,000 shares of Diamond Cable common stock on behalf of her daughter Boody.J R

SenatorCharacter in Oscar's play, acquaintance of Bagby.F

SeraphinaName Harry Deigh uses for his wife in his book.R

sextonNew sexton after town carpenters death, former station master.R

Sheets, MajorArmy procurement officer who buys wooden picnic forks from J RJ R

Shorter, BillyUnion leader at Eagle Mills.J R

Sinisterra, Mrs.Wife of Frank Sinisterra, presumably suffering from cancer though Frank believes its indigestion.R

Sinisterra, ChabySon of Frank Sinisterra, Esmes lover, a junk-peddler, addict.R

Sinisterra, FrankCounterfeiter, takes on identity of Mr. Yk, is killed by Mr. Inononu.R

SkinnerHead of sales for Duncan and Company.J R

SlotkoWashington lawyer, with top contacts inside the Administration, whom Paul gets to work on VCR's stock options.CG

SlominBookie who operates out of the cafeteria managed by Urquhart.J R

SlykeCharacter in McCandless novel based on Lester.CG

SneddigerDoing business with Adolph, offering Paul legal counsel.CG

Madame SocrateCleaning woman from Haiti at McCandless' house.CG

SolantFormer colleague of McCandless, forger.

CG

SoldierCharacter from Oscar's play.F

SomaliWorking with Lester at some time in the past.CG

Sonnenschein, Mr.Businessman at Browns party.R

Spermelli, CardinalMrs. Deigh wants to consult him on behalf of Stanleys wish to play his composition at Fenestrula, probably exists in her mind only.R

SpotJames B.'s dog trapped in sculpture Cyclone Seven.F

StamperBusiness and big-game hunting associate of Crawley'sJ R

StanleyCatholic Composer.R

Stanleys motherAt the hospital, commits suicide.R

Stein, MissA young woman, with Mr. Sonnenschein at Browns party.R

Stepan, fatherPriest who is a witness in court over one of Trish's law suit, appearing as Mrs Hemsley's confessor.F

Steyner, BobbieChildhood friend of Elisabeth Booth.CG

studentsOscar's students reading his play, Frank, Jed.F

Stumpp, Mr.Connected to Doctor Schak.CG

Stye, Mr.African-American insurance agent.J R

Sucio, DonDominican Mrs. Deigh knows.R

Suggs Jr., H.R.An adjacent resident of the plaza dominated by Cyclone Seven.F

Suggs, HardyCab driver, Gibbs claims he stole his right shoe.J R

Sullivan, GilbertPriest whose meetings Fuller attends occasionally, Wyatt is mistaken for him.R

Sweet, VictorAfrican American senatorial candidate.CG

Szyrk, R.Sculptor, a dog is trapped in his sculpture Cyclone Seven.J R, F

T

TartCharacter from Oscar's play, "a lady friend" of Bagby.F

TeakellSenator in Washington, Teakell family seed company got the patent on hybrid corn strains.CG

Teakell, VernDistrict superintendant of schools, killed in car wreck.J R

Teakell, CettieGirl from Saint Tim's, whom Elisabeth and Edie used to know, daughter of senator Teakell, involved in car accident.C

Terranova, Dr.The airline insurance company's doctor.CG

Teets, J.Agent at Massapequa train station.J R

TerrySecretary at General Roll.J R

TherapistPhysiotherapist treating Oscar after his accident, Ilse will take over his role.

F

Thing, AdelineA blond girl, marries Herschel.

R

ThomasCharacter from Oscar's play, named after Oscar's grandfather "a hero home from the war."F

Thomas' fatherCharacter from Oscar's play, worked at the embassy in France, died in 1854.F

Thomas' motherCharacter from Oscar's play, a devout Christian woman.F

Thomas' uncleCharacter in Oscar's play, died intestate.F

Town CarpenterCamillas father, sexton at the church.R

Town Carpenters motherHas had a habit of squating at the foot of the granite Civil War monument in the center of town in any weather under a blanket when the house oppressed her.R

Treasury agentArresting Mr. Pivner for counterfeiting

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Trish's cousinShe is fifteen years old, her father a basketball coach.F

Trish's third husbandOwned half the timber in Maine.F

U

Ude, Betty JoeUde's older daughter.CG

Ude, Bobbie JoeUde's son.CG, F

Ude, daughterUde's younger daughter, still wetting her pants.CG

Ude, EltonEvangelical preacher from the rural South.CG, F

Ude, JudgeJudge in Surrogate Court.J R

Ude, Mrs.Ude's wife, ran off with a salesman.CG

Ude, Sally JoeElton Ude's mother, got married at age of fourteen.CG

UrichSergeant Urich, Paul knows him.CG

UrquhartCafeteria manager.

J R

Use-Me LadiesIn the church of Rev. Gwyon.R

V

Valentine, BasilArt critic of Hungarian descent, author of book about art, Jesuit background.R

Vansant, J REleven-year-old boy who becomes head of the J R Family of Companies.J R

Vesendorf, MinnaAt Esthers party, calls herself Izarra.R

VictorBunker's excellent cook.F

VirginiaSecretary of J R Family of Companies.

Vogel, CoachTeaches driver education at J R's school, director of research and development at Ray-X.J R

Vorakers, F.R.Elisabeth's and Billy's father, head of Vorakers Consolidated Reserve (VCR).CG, F

Vorakers, Mrs.Elisabeth's and Billy's mother, in a nursing home in New Jersey called Hopewell.CG

Vorakers, BillyElisabeth's twenty-four-year-old brother, dies when plane is shot down before the coast of Africa.CG, F

W

Waddams, NurseWorks first at J R's junior high school, then at the hospital, where Angel, Bast, Cates and Duncan are being treated.J R

waiterWaiter on ship to Spain, saves Stanley from jumping overboard.R

Wall, Mr.California stockbroker used by J R.J R

Walldecker, Mr.Runs Angels East and Angels West.J R

Weisgall, Dr.Dentist opposite Agnes Deighs office.R

Westwood, ClintPlaying the Major in Kiester's film.F

Whiteback, PrincipalPrincipal of J R's school and president of local bank.J R

Wiles, FrankStockbroker.J R

William 1Uncle of Liz and Billy, staying in Payne Whitney. CG

William 1Character from Oscar's play, the Major's son.F

WillieWilliam Gaddis, who makes a few cameo appearancesR

Mr. WipeAt Esthers partyR

Wipe's secretaryMr. Wipes personal secretary.R

Woman, from bankWoman from Pee Dee Citizen bank at Wayne Fickert's funeral, eating Cheez Doodles.CG

Woman, fatLearning Italian, on the ship to Europe.R

Woman, maternity dressAt Esthers party, in a collapsed maternity dress.R

Woman, orchidAt Esthers party, with orchid upside-down.R

Woman, with ringAt the real Monasterio, earlier at the zoo, wife of fat man, called Mamie by her husband.R

Woman, on the subwayScreaming, horrifying Stanley.R

Woman, tallWife of editor of Esthers book, cant bear children, but might be pregnant.R

Woman, at zooDark blond woman, at the zoo with her child.R

Wonder, GeorgeHead of Wonder Brewery.J R

Wu, LennyNew associate at Swyne & Dour.F

Y

YkRumanian, looked for by Mr. Inononu, scholar specialized in ancient Egypt.R

Yellow Brook, CharlieRepresentative of a Native American tribe from whom J R agrees to lease gas and mineral exploration rights for twenty years.J R

Yount, Dr.Another doctor whom Elisabeth Booth consulted.CG

Youth, beardedAt Browns party, young art critic, speaking a French no one understands.R

Z

Zefnic, EddieOffice boy at Mr. Pivners office, who Mr. Pivner befriends.R

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