Ichabod Crane

Ichabod Crane is a Fictional Character , a schoolmaster featured in Washington Irving 's story " The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow ". Ichabod courts Katrina van Tassel until he flees in terror from the Headless Horseman who chases him over the bridge near the (actual) Sleepy Hollow Cemetery . Irving most likely borrowed the name from a real-life Ichabod Crane, a soldier from the American Revolutionary War who is buried in Staten Island, New York and whose grave is now a frequent target of Vandalism .

The characters from " The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow " are supposedly based on actual early 19th Century residents of Kinderhook, New York , and the character of Ichabod Crane was based on a local schoolteacher there. Kinderhook is now home to Ichabod Crane High School.

CRANE IN VARIOUS MEDIA

Constable Ichabod Crane is a fictional character from the movie '' Sleepy Hollow '', played by Johnny Depp . He is a New York Policeman , sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a string of grisly murders. His horse is named Gunpowder .Ichabod's most notable traits in the movie include squeamishness (fainting a total of six times during the course of the movie) and an ahead-of-his-time liking for Post-mortem examinations and scientific methods. It is Ichabod who finally banishes the Hessian Headless Horseman ( Christopher Walken ) back to Hell , and sends Lady Van Tassel ( Miranda Richardson ), the woman who has been controlling the undead rider, with him.

Ichabod Crane is a minor character in the '' Fables '' Comic Book . At one time, he was the assistant to the mayor of Fabletown before his dismissal on charges of Sexual Harassment of Snow White , his subordinate. He moved away from Fabletown, becoming estranged and embittered.

'' Searching For Ichabod Crane '' is a 2005 short film by Sam Borowski about a young reporter who searches for Ichabod Crane, and eventually comes in contact with the apparation of the war hero.

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