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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 ...
[7] [8] Author Margot Lee Shetterly's father was a research scientist at NASA who worked with many of the book's main characters. Shetterly explains how these women overcame discrimination and racial segregation to become vital parts of mathematics, scientific, and engineering history.
Margot Lee Shetterly (born June 30, 1969) is an American nonfiction writer who has also worked in investment banking and media startups. Her first book, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (2016), is about African-American women mathematicians working at NASA who were instrumental to the success of the United States space ...
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 ...
Taraji Penda Henson (/ t ə ˈ r ɑː dʒ i / tə-RAH-jee; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress.She has received several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award and six Emmy Awards (including four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations).
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race is a 2018 picture book by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, illustrated by Laura Freeman. The picture book is adapted from Shetterly's 2016 non-fiction book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race ...
Lucas Davenport, main character of the Prey series of books, recruited him into the BCA. Virgil is an avid outdoorsman who loves fishing and is often towing his boat, even when on duty. He is also a writer for outdoor and hunting magazines as well as a photographer. Dark of the Moon (2007) Heat Lightning (2008) Rough Country (2009) Bad Blood (2010)
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.