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Hidden Figures is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder.It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked ...
The movie made US$231.3 million. The budget of the film was US$25 million. While the film is based on the book, author Margot Lee Shetterly agrees that there are differences between the two, and she finds that to be understandable. For better or for worse, there is history, there is the book and then there's the movie.
Hidden Figures: Won Outstanding Song – Traditional "I See a Victory" (Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams) Won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Octavia Spencer: Nominated National Board of Review Awards: January 4, 2017: Best Cast: Hidden Figures: Won [48] Top 10 Films: Hidden Figures: Won [g] Online Film Critics Society ...
Katherine Johnson Johnson in 1983 Born Creola Katherine Coleman (1918-08-26) August 26, 1918 White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. Died February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (aged 101) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. Other names Katherine Goble Education West Virginia State University (BS) Occupation Mathematician Employers NACA NASA (1953–1986) Known for Calculating trajectories for NASA ...
Kirkus Reviews called the Hidden Figures "an important story to tell about four heroines." [3] Writing for School Library Journal, Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."
Theodore Melfi is an American filmmaker. His second film, St. Vincent starring Bill Murray, was released in 2014.In 2016, Melfi co-wrote (alongside Allison Schroeder), directed, and produced Hidden Figures, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. [1]
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Hidden Figures: The Album is the soundtrack album consisting of 10 original songs, that accompanies the 2016 film Hidden Figures.The songs were written and produced by Pharrell Williams who scored much of the songs in late-2014.