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Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood' miniseries is a woke '40s fantasy

by AP Television Writer
| May 1, 2020 12:03 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making stars and breaking the hearts of those who didn’t fit the mold. Among the casualties: Anna May Wong and Hattie McDaniel, gifted actresses of color consigned to play stereotypes, and closeted matinee idol Rock Hudson.

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