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{{Quote|♪ I thought my life would be a [[Mardi Gras]]. A never-ending party, ha! I'm a faded {{W|Southern belle|Southern dame}} without a dime. ♪|Blanche DuBois|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
 
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|name = Blanche DuBois
 
|name = Blanche DuBois
 
|image = [[File:Blanche DuBois.png|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Blanche DuBois.png|250px]]
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|caption = [[Marge Simpson]] as Blanche DuBois in ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]''
 
|gender = {{Female}}
 
|gender = {{Female}}
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|hair = Blue
 
|age =  
 
|age =  
 
|status = Fictional
 
|status = Fictional
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|job = Former high school English teacher
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|relatives = '''Sister:''' [[Stella Kowalski]]<br>'''Brother-in-law:''' [[Stanley Kowalski]]
 
|appearance = "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"
 
|appearance = "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"
 
|voiced by = [[Julie Kavner]]
 
|voiced by = [[Julie Kavner]]
 
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'''Blanche DuBois''' is a character in [[A Streetcar Named Desire]].
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'''Blanche DuBois''' is the main character in [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
[[Marge]] was playing Blanche DuBois in [[Oh! Streetcar]], the musical version of A Streetcar Named Desire directed by the [[Llewellyn Sinclair]] at the [[Springfield Community Center]].
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[[File:Movie Blanche DuBois.png|thumb|left|Blanche DuBois in the 1951 movie ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'']]
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When the [[Springfield Community Center]] puts on a production of ''[[Oh, Streetcar!]]'', the musical version of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' directed by the [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Marge]] unexpectedly lands the leading role of Blanche DuBois.<ref name="8F18">"[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"</ref>
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[[Ned Flanders]] had already played the part of Blanche DuBois because he went to an all-boys school.<ref name="8F18"/>
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Milhouse recalls when he and his class watched the 1951 movie ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' starring Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois and [[Marlon Brando]] as [[Stanley Kowalski]] when [[Marlon Brando]] becomes his role model.<ref>"[[What Animated Women Want]]"</ref> That movie won Vivien Leigh the [[Academy Award]] for Best Actress.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
 
*{{ep|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 11:33, October 22, 2024

"♪ I thought my life would be a Mardi Gras. A never-ending party, ha! I'm a faded Southern dame without a dime. ♪"
―Blanche DuBois[src]
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois.png
Marge Simpson as Blanche DuBois in Oh, Streetcar!
Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Fictional
Hair: Blue
Occupation: Former high school English teacher
Relatives: Sister: Stella Kowalski
Brother-in-law: Stanley Kowalski
First appearance: "A Streetcar Named Marge"
Voiced by: Julie Kavner


Blanche DuBois is the main character in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.

History[edit]

Blanche DuBois in the 1951 movie A Streetcar Named Desire

When the Springfield Community Center puts on a production of Oh, Streetcar!, the musical version of A Streetcar Named Desire directed by the Llewellyn Sinclair, Marge unexpectedly lands the leading role of Blanche DuBois.[1]

Ned Flanders had already played the part of Blanche DuBois because he went to an all-boys school.[1]

Milhouse recalls when he and his class watched the 1951 movie A Streetcar Named Desire starring Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois and Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski when Marlon Brando becomes his role model.[2] That movie won Vivien Leigh the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


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