An article on mythical characters associated with Maine, including: Bert of "Ber

Authors

Paul Doiron

Source

Down East

Date

8-1-2004

Pages

118-119

Abstract

An article on mythical characters associated with Maine, including: Bert of "Bert and I," from the 1957 comedy album by Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan; Barnabas Collins of the Gothic 1960s soap opera "Dark Shadows;" Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer turned sleuth played on CBS by Angela Lansbury in the 1980s and 1990s; Sal, of Robert McCloskey's book, "Blueberries for Sal;" Cujo, a dog in Stephen King's novel of the same name; Paul Bunyan; Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, a TV/movie character on M*A*S*H; Miniver Cheevy, a creation of poet Edwin Arlington Robinson; Earlene Pomerleau, narrator of Carolyn Chute's novel, "Beans of Egypt, Maine; and Wilbur and Charlotte, the pig and spider protagonists of E.B. White's classic children's book, "Charlotte's Web."

Subjects

Characters and characteristics

Recommended Citation

Doiron, Paul, "An article on mythical characters associated with Maine, including: Bert of "Ber" (2004). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 2582.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/2582