Character Relationship Map: Goodbye Again

Characters

• Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby (played by Warren William) — protagonist
• Anne Rogers (played by Joan Blondell) — supporting
• Julie Clochessy Wilson (played by Genevieve Tobin) — supporting
• Harvey Wilson (played by Hugh Herbert) — supporting
• Arthur Westlake (played by Wallace Ford) — supporting
• Mr. Clayton (played by Hobart Cavanaugh) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Mr. Clayton → Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby (Professional Legal Adviser)

  Mr. Clayton is present as a legal adviser when Bixby turns the room into an improvised courtroom.

• Anne Rogers → Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby (Professional Manager)

  Anne manages Bixby's crowded schedule as he travels from city to city.

• Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby → Julie Clochessy Wilson (Romantic Entanglement)

  Julie becomes personally interested in Bixby, and the two grow closer after he invents an excuse to miss a bookstore appearance. Julie later says they...

• Julie Clochessy Wilson → Harvey Wilson (Family Wife And Husband)

  The plot describes Harvey Wilson as Julie Clochessy Wilson's husband.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Arthur Westlake → Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby (Conflict Confrontational Involvement)

  Arthur questions where Bixby spent the night and later argues that Bixby compromised Julie.

Story Analysis

A book tour brings celebrated author Kenneth Bixby into a personal entanglement with Julie Wilson, provoking conflict over her marriage and future.

Plot Progression

1. The Weary Author's Tour
2. A Cleveland Connection
3. The Search and Confrontation
4. An Improvised Hearing