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Imaginary Latvians
A guide to imaginary Latvian characters in fiction and film
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Imaginary Tall Latvians Who Get Things Down from High Shelves
Imaginary Tall Latvians Who Get Things Down from High Shelves
in “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (July 27, 2016)
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 8, 2018
Imaginary Latvian Chairman of the New York Latvian Society
Imaginary Latvian Chairman of the New York Latvian Society
in the Paramount Pictures film “Beau James” (1957), starring Bob Hope and Vera Miles
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 5, 2018
Imaginary Latvian Refugee Who Couldn’t Speak English
Imaginary Latvian Refugee Who Couldn’t Speak English
in George Bellairs’s “The Case of the Famished Parson” (1949)
Imaginary Latvians
Oct 6, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Girl Pursued by Lee Harvey Oswald
Imaginary Latvian Girl Pursued by Lee Harvey Oswald
in Don DeLillo’s “Libra” (1988)
Imaginary Latvians
Sep 21, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Street Gang in Boston
Imaginary Latvian Street Gang in Boston
in the TNT series “Rizzoli & Isles” (2016), based on the series of novels by Tess Gerritsen
Imaginary Latvians
Jul 24, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Exchange Student
Imaginary Latvian Exchange Student
in the ABC series “Modern Family” (2016), created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan
Imaginary Latvians
Jul 17, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Vacationers in the Catskill Mountains of New York
Imaginary Latvian Vacationers in the Catskill Mountains of New York
in Neil Gordon’s “The Company You Keep” (2003)
Imaginary Latvians
Jul 10, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Bakers of Marzipan Yule Logs at a Bread Factory in Ireland
Imaginary Latvian Bakers of Marzipan Yule Logs at a Bread Factory in Ireland
in Paul Murray’s “An Evening of Long Goodbyes” (2003)
Imaginary Latvians
May 10, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Poet Who Works at Tesco in Ireland
Imaginary Latvian Poet Who Works at Tesco in Ireland
in Michael O’Loughlin’s poetry collection “In this Life” (2011)
Imaginary Latvians
Apr 26, 2017
Imaginary Brave Latvian Officer Who Proposes to a Beautiful Countess
Imaginary Brave Latvian Officer Who Proposes to a Beautiful Countess
in Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” (1869)
Imaginary Latvians
Apr 19, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Waitress at a Polish Restaurant in Montana
Imaginary Latvian Waitress at a Polish Restaurant in Montana
in Peter Heller’s “Celine” (2014)
Imaginary Latvians
Apr 12, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Americans Who Hate Guacamole
Imaginary Latvian Americans Who Hate Guacamole
in Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s “Three Daughters” (2003)
Imaginary Latvians
Mar 31, 2017
Imaginary Loud Latvian Mercenary Soldier
Imaginary Loud Latvian Mercenary Soldier
in the BBC series “The Night Manager” (2016), based on a novel by John Le Carré
Imaginary Latvians
Mar 24, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Witches Who Contact the Dead
Imaginary Latvian Witches Who Contact the Dead
in the CW series “The Vampire Diaries” (2017), created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec
Imaginary Latvians
Mar 10, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Pastor’s Wife Who Quoted Long Latvian Poems
Imaginary Latvian Pastor’s Wife Who Quoted Long Latvian Poems
in Jane McCafferty’s “Thank You for the Music”
Imaginary Latvians
Mar 6, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Maid at a Roadside Motel in Upstate New York
Imaginary Latvian Maid at a Roadside Motel in Upstate New York
in Sam Shepard’s “The One Inside” (2017)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 27, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Toiling like a Slave for a Baltic German
Imaginary Latvian Toiling like a Slave for a Baltic German
in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” (1866)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 23, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Girl Destined to Replace Melania Trump
Imaginary Latvian Girl Destined to Replace Melania Trump
in the Saturday Night Live sketch “Melania Moments no. 78: The Dream” (February 18, 2017)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 19, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Care Coordinator at an Ultra-Exclusive Manhattan Nursing Home
Imaginary Latvian Care Coordinator at an Ultra-Exclusive Manhattan Nursing Home
in Carrie Smith’s “Forgotten City” (2016)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 18, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Banker Who Studied Math at Cambridge and Rowed for Latvia in the Olympics
Imaginary Latvian Banker Who Studied Math at Cambridge and Rowed for Latvia in the Olympics
in Brendan Howley and John J. Loftus’s “The Witness Tree” (2008)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 15, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Baby Born (or Maybe Not…) During a Film Shoot in Riga
Imaginary Latvian Baby Born (or Maybe Not…) During a Film Shoot in Riga
in the Bravo series “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” (2016)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 10, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Boy with Ears as Large as Soup Bowls
Imaginary Latvian Boy with Ears as Large as Soup Bowls
in Gina Ochsner’s “The Hidden Letters of Velta B.” (2016)
Imaginary Latvians
Feb 7, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Cardinal Exiled to Alaska
Imaginary Latvian Cardinal Exiled to Alaska
in “The Young Pope” (2016), directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 30, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Immigrant Family on the Lower East Side of New York
Imaginary Latvian Immigrant Family on the Lower East Side of New York
in the Cinemax series “The Knick” (2014), directed by Steven Soderbergh
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 24, 2017
Imaginary Little Old Latvian Lady Who Owned the Perfect Manhattan Apartment
Imaginary Little Old Latvian Lady Who Owned the Perfect Manhattan Apartment
in Douglas Kennedy’s “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2001)
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 23, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Exotic Dancer with Braces at an Icelandic Strip Club
Imaginary Latvian Exotic Dancer with Braces at an Icelandic Strip Club
in Hallgrimur Helgason’s “The Hitman’s Guide to Housecleaning” (2008)
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 19, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Jockey
Imaginary Latvian Jockey
in “National Velvet” (1944), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 15, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Arc Welder
Imaginary Latvian Arc Welder
in M. R. Hall’s “The Disappeared” (2009)
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 12, 2017
Imaginary Latvian Market Inspector
Imaginary Latvian Market Inspector
in the BBC soap opera “EastEnders” (2014–2015)
Imaginary Latvians
Jan 12, 2017
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