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Astronaut space pioneer5/3/2023 ![]() But the thing about it - he lived an amazing life, he was a great hero, he recognized excellence. The filmmakers emphasized at the premiere that these women’s contributions were so inextricably tied to Glenn’s achievements that essentially, the legend surrounding Glenn can’t be examined without shining a spotlight on these “hidden figures.” While his role in history makes him a prominent figure in the film, he isn’t the focal point that is reserved for Johnson (Henson) and her colleagues and friends Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). Looming large over the premiere was the recent passing of John Glenn, who died Dec. “I have to say this came together pretty organically because the truth was better than any fiction I could have come up with.” “He was a great hero” ![]() There are a lot of forgotten, untold stories,” she told CBS News. She didn’t want this to be just about one person - not just one. Katherine Johnson’s request was not for her but all the women who worked at NASA be represented. “I had a big responsibility not just telling this story, but getting it right. Screenwriter Allison Schroeder, who wrote the film script along with producer-screenwriter Theodore Melfie, felt that it was crucial to capture this specific slice of NASA history accurately. Growing up surrounded by NASA scientists, the story was personal to Shetterly. The book - her first - was optioned to be made into a movie even before it was published. 10, 2016, in New York.įor Shetterly, the path from book to film was unusual. It was a great way to grow up.” Margot Lee Shetterly attends the special screening of “Hidden Figures” at the SVA Theatre on Saturday, Dec. It had nothing to do with the ‘white male, whatever.’ It showed me that all these people could be scientists, they could all achieve their dreams. It was great growing up to see these NASA engineers, these scientists, who were black. But then they had this other part of them at NASA. ![]() These were moms who went to church, were Girl Scout leaders, went to the grocery store. “They were very modest people and had multiple facets of their lives. Johnson’ to me and went about their normal lives,” Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures,” the nonfiction book the film is based on, told CBS News at the premiere. They were in the community, they were normal. “Growing up, my dad was a NASA Langley scientist - he worked with these women, I knew these women.
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