John Ross was Ethel's husband. Where Ethel was loud, pushy, and cruel, John was quiet, unassuming, a perfectionist. It was John's job to teach Patty what she needed to know to make a role work. John would often drill Patty late into the night, forcing her to repeat lines over and over again, to practice foreign accents until she sounded like a native speaker, to walk blindly through the apartment until a stranger would actually believe she was blind. John adored Patty, but he would rarely stand up for her to Ethel. As Patty matured, John's affection became confusing, causing Patty to feel as though John were a threat, a sexual predator she had to be wary of. Toward the end of her time with the Rosses, John attempted suicide. This attempt was unsuccessful, but Ethel would eventually blame Patty for it.
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