Reimagining diversity and equality in 1940s Hollywood

David Corenswet (right) plays Jack, a struggling young actor whom Dylan McDermott's character, Ernie (far right), pimps as an escort to the rich and famous in the series Hollywood.
David Corenswet (left) plays Jack, a struggling young actor whom Dylan McDermott's character, Ernie (right), pimps as an escort to the rich and famous in the series Hollywood. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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If you were black, gay or Asian and trying to make it in 1940s Hollywood, prevailing attitudes about race and sexuality would have held you back.

But producer Ryan Murphy's buzzy new limited series, Hollywood, blurs history and fantasy by imagining what the Golden Age of Tinseltown might have looked like had such barriers been overcome.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 12, 2020, with the headline Reimagining diversity and equality in 1940s Hollywood. Subscribe