Can you name the actor nominated for an Oscar for playing a character from a piece of classic literature?

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  • Classic Literature is classed as that predating 1920 or thereabouts. * denotes an Oscar win. Recommendations welcome!
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1931
Titular Character  
Romeo and Juliet, 1936
Juliet  
Tybalt 
Wuthering Heights, 1939
Heathcliff  
Isabella Linton  
The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1945
Sibyl Vane  
Henry V, 1946
Titular Character  
Hamlet, 1948
Titular Character  
Ophelia  
Julius Caesar, 1953
Mark Antony  
Robinson Crusoe, 1954
Titular Character  
Richard III, 1955
Titular Character  
Sons and Lovers, 1960
Walter Morell 
Clara Dawes  
Tom Jones, 1963
Titular Character  
Squire Western  
Molly Seagrim 
Miss Western  
Mrs. Waters  
Othello, 1965
Titular Character  
Iago 
Desdemona 
Emilia  
Oliver, 1968
Fagin  
Artful Dodger 
A Passage to India, 1984
Adela Quested  
Mrs. Moore  
A Room with a View, 1986
Mr. Emerson  
Charlotte Bartlett 
Little Dorrit, 1987
William Dorrit.  
Dangerous Liaisons, 1988
Marqueise de Merteuil 
Madame de Tourvel 
Henry V, 1989
Titular Character  
Howards End, 1992
Margaret Schlegel  
Mrs. Wilcox  
The Age of Innocence, 1993
May Welland  
Little Women, 1994
Jo March  
Sense and Sensibility, 1995
Elinor Dashwood 
Marianne Dashwood 
The Portrait of a Lady, 1996
Madame Merle  
The Wings of the Dove, 1997
Kate Croy 
Pride and Prejudice, 2005
Elizabeth Bennett  
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Oscar Nominated Literary Characters Quiz

  1. by jda28
  • Created Nov 11, 2010 in Movies
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