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“I just found myself falling in love with Rock,” Picking says.
Here,Queen Latifahhonors her legacy.
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With discoveries like Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter, he popularized the “beefcake” craze among male stars.
“He was creating his own role in this society and new business,“Jim Parsonsexplains.
ButHollywoodhas a different path in mind for Willson.
While the real-life Wong retreated to television after that, this series gives her a second chance at glory.
Susan Hayward (Marie Oldenbourg)
Five-time Oscar nominee Susan Hayward makes a brief appearance inHollywood.
She has a smaller role here, appearing as a reporter at the 1948 Oscars.
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Murphy admitshe briefly contemplated having Davis reprise her role,but ultimately wanted to shake things up.
Murphy questionably chooses to portray Leigh as a nymphomaniac, though the Oscar-winning star did struggle with mental illness.
Luise Rainer (Camille Natta)
Luise Rainerwas the first actress to win back-to-back Academy Awards.
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She took home gold forThe Great ZiegfeldandThe Good Earth,portraying a Chinese woman in the latter.
Throughout his career, he created striking portraits of stars ranging fromJoan Crawfordto Norma Shearer to Clark Gable.
“I’m as pure as the driven slush,” she supposedly famously quipped.
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