The Beautiful and Damned · Character
Joseph Bloeckman
A film producer with Films Par Excellence, Joseph Bloeckman courts Gloria with villas and screen contracts and waits beside the fence for her to fall.
supporting
Also known as Bloeckman, Mr. Bloeckman, this Bloeckman, that fellow Bloeckman, Mr. Joseph Bloeckman, Joseph, Mr. Bloeckman
First appearance: ii portrait of a siren
As a supporting figure in The Beautiful and Damned, Joseph Bloeckman is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
His travelling clock is mentioned in the hotel room scene.
Bloeckman meets Gloria at Delmonico's, tolerates her invidious nickname, and proposes within a month, offering everything from an Italian villa to a career on the screen. She laughs in his face and he laughs too, but he does not give up, following along beside her as she walks the fence, ready to catch her. When she tells him of her engagement he paces the carpet with narrowed eyes, and Anthony, understanding that Gloria's indifference is her strongest appeal, forgets him entirely, which is exactly the kind of mistake the novel will not let stand.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Romantic
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Primary social circle
- Minor acquaintances and background figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Anthony Patch
rivalry · negative
Joseph Bloeckman is a wealthy film producer and Anthony's romantic rival for Gloria's… How this plays out →
- Gloria Gilbert
romantic · ambivalent
- Old Halloran
social · ambivalent
- Anthony Patch
rivalry · negative
Joseph Bloeckman is a wealthy film producer and Anthony's romantic rival for Gloria's… How this plays out →
- Gloria Gilbert
romantic · ambivalent
- Gloria Gilbert
romantic · ambivalent
- Old Halloran
social · ambivalent
- Anthony Patch
rivalry · negative
Joseph Bloeckman is a wealthy film producer and Anthony's romantic rival for Gloria's… How this plays out →
- Old Halloran
social · ambivalent
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See Joseph Bloeckman in ii portrait of a sirenIn the story
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See Joseph Bloeckman in ii portrait of a siren