What the Real People Portrayed in Hollywood Looked Like - Oprah Mag
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Ryan Murphy's Hollywood takes you back to the Golden Era of Tinseltown, complete with an "indecent" gas station and all. Part of the delight of the lush show is being transported back in time, as you see actors like Queen Latifah, Darren Criss, Jeremy Pope, and David Corenswet, don the garb of the 1940s. Some of them are even transforming into the very real A-listers of the time. (Think iconic screen stars like Vivien Leigh, Anna May Wong, Hattie McDaniel, and Rock Hudson). "We researched a ton, pouring through resource materials such as books and magazines, and we watched hundreds of movies from the period," costume designer Sarah Evelyn told Vogue. See some of the Hollywood casts' most unbelievable transformations in the photos below.
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1Michelle Krusiec as Anna May Wong
The Los Angeles native is credited as being Hollywood's first-ever Chinese-American movie star. Throughout her life, Wong starred in silent films, stage productions, and one of the first Technicolor films. She's also the first Asian American to lead a TV show for her work in The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong. The actress died of a heart attack at 56 years old in 1961.
Notable Films:Shanghai Express, Daughter of the Dragon, The Toll of the Sea
2Queen Latifah as Hattie McDaniel
In 1940, McDaniel was the first African American to ever win an Oscar for her role as "Mammy" in Gone With the Wind. She was also an accomplished singer and radio performer. At the age of 59, she died of cancer in 1952.
Notable Films:Gone With the Wind, Judge Priest, The Little Colonel
3Jake Picking as Rock Hudson
Hudson was a legendary heartthrob of Hollywood's Golden Age. His 50-year career included 75 acting credits, sharing the screen with stars like Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor. The Oscar-winner died from AIDS at the age of 59 in 1985. As one of the first major celebrities to succumb to the disease, his death brought necessary attention to the pandemic.
Notable Films:Giant, Pillow Talk, All That Heaven Allows
4Jim Parsons as Henry Wilson
5Dylan McDermott as Ernie, aka Scotty Bowers
McDermott's "Ernie" is based on the very real Scotty Bowers, who was known as the premiere "male madame to the stars" in the 1940s-1970s. His clients allegedly included Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, and Katharine Hepburn.
6Vivien Leigh
The famed British actress Vivien Leigh is most known for her roles as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind—for which she won an Oscar—and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. As it's alluded to in Hollywood, Leigh struggled with bipolar disorder, leading the industry to brand her as "difficult" to work with throughout her successful career. She died of tuberculosis at age 53 in 1967.
Notable Films:Gone With the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Waterloo Bridge
7Daniel London as George Cukor
Episode 3 of Hollywood dramatizes the director's famous "Sunday afternoon pool parties that were unabashed all-boy affairs," according to the L.A. Times. The Academy Award-winning Cukor helmed some of Hollywood's most celebrated films including My Fair Lady, Little Women, and A Star is Born. He died in 1983 at the age of 83.
Other Notable Films:Gaslight, The Philadelphia Story, The Women
8Noël Coward
Appearing briefly in episode 3, Coward—whose homosexuality was an open secret in the industry—was a playwright, composer, actor, and director known for his sophisticated comedy. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970 and died three years later.
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