The Man in Black

:This article is about The Man in Black. For the plural use of the term, see The Men in Black.

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The Man in Black could refer to any one of the following fictional or real persons:

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1. The Man in Black is a character in Oliver Goldsmith's 1760 - 1762 Citizen of the World. The Man in Black is a charitable but disappointed figure who has great generosity and yet prefers to be thought very disdainful of mankind. He is an occasional friend of the narrator, Lien Chi Altangi, the fictional mandarin ambassador from China in Great Britain.

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Oliver Goldsmith's - 1760 - 1762 - Mandarin - Ambassador - China - Great Britain

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2. The Man in Black is also a character in George Borrow's 1857 novel Romany Rye. There, he is a Jesuit priest.

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George Borrow's - 1857 - Novel - Jesuit

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3. The Man in Black is also a nickname for Colonel Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More, played by Lee Van Cleef.

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For a Few Dollars More - Lee Van Cleef

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4. In William Goldman's novel and movie The Princess Bride, The Man in Black is also a character. There he is the protagonist, Westley, also known as the Dread Pirate Roberts.

Related Topics:
The Princess Bride - Dread Pirate Roberts

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5. The Man in Black is also a character featured in several of Stephen King's novels including The Dark Tower series, The Eyes of the Dragon and The Stand. In addition he is known as Walter o'Dim, Randall Flagg, Walter Padick, Marten Broadcloak, and Rudin Filaro.

Related Topics:
Stephen King - The Dark Tower series - The Eyes of the Dragon - The Stand - Randall Flagg

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6. The Man in Black is a nickname given to Johnny Cash, the American country and western singer, who regularly performed dressed all in black. It is also a name of a song he wrote in 1971.

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Johnny Cash - American - Country and western - 1971

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7. The Man in Black is also the name of a character on BBC Radio who narrated horror tales. He was originally played by Valentine Dyall, and much later by character actor Edward de Souza.

Related Topics:
BBC Radio - Valentine Dyall - Edward de Souza

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